Recent evidence supports Epstein-Barr virus as ‘leading cause’ of MS

SAN DIEGO — Evidence over the past 10 years supports the role of Epstein-Barr virus in the development of MS, according to a presenter at ACTRIMS 2023.
“The majority of primary [Epstein-Barr virus] infections in the world are in childhood and are subclinical,” Marianna Cortese, MD, PhD, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said. “Later age of infection increases the risk for symptomatic infection and is related to better sanitary conditions and higher socioeconomic status.”
According to Cortese, 90% to 95% of the global adult population is infected

SAN DIEGO — Evidence over the past 10 years supports the role of Epstein-Barr virus in the development of MS, according to a presenter at ACTRIMS 2023.
“The majority of primary [Epstein-Barr virus] infections in the world are in childhood and are subclinical,” Marianna Cortese, MD, PhD, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said. “Later age of infection increases the risk for symptomatic infection and is related to better sanitary conditions and higher socioeconomic status.”
According to Cortese, 90% to 95% of the global adult population is infected