Another Baby Treated For Herpes After A Snip-N-Suck Circumcision [View all]

[Jesus Malverde]

This is the fourth reported case this year and the 17th case since 2000—two infants have died from the virus, and two have suffered serious brain damage.

The NYC Department of Health says that the infant was born in November, and presented with lesions on his penis soon after his circumcision. A lab positively identified the herpes virus, and the Health Department says the symptoms, location and timing “are consistent” with the snip-'n-suck ritual. The department confirmed the case today, and a source tells us the infant is out of immediate danger and has been released from the hospital.

http://gothamist.com/2014/12/26/circumcision_herpes_nyc.php



The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the snip-'n-suck penis mutilation is performed 3,600 times a year in New York city.