National MS Society: Scientists Find New Evidence Linking Epstein-Barr Virus to MS
July 29, 2026
July 29, 2026
NEW YORK, July 29 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:
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Scientists Find New Evidence Linking Epstein-Barr Virus to MS
In 2022, a team at Harvard University provided the strongest evidence to date that the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is a trigger for MS. Now, an international team reports that CD4+ T cells (an important immune cell involved in MS) from people with MS respond about twice as strongly to specific EBV proteins . . .
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Scientists Find New Evidence Linking Epstein-Barr Virus to MS
In 2022, a team at Harvard University provided the strongest evidence to date that the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is a trigger for MS. Now, an international team reports that CD4+ T cells (an important immune cell involved in MS) from people with MS respond about twice as strongly to specific EBV proteins . . .