YWN-ISRAEL reportedon two infants diagnosed with herpes shortly after their bris. They have both been treated and B”H released in good condition from Schneider Children’s Hospital in Petach Tikvah.

Commenting on the report, HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Machpud Shlita, a known expert in many areas including kashrus and milah, explained to the media on Wednesday, 24 Iyar that a mohel who himself has herpes mustn’t perform a bris. The rav explains such a mohel cannot practice until he is cured of his herpes sores on his mouth. He warns a mohel can indeed infect an infant and therefore if one has herpes he mustn’t perform a bris.

He adds that if a child does develop herpes, one should consult with an expert physician.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)