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===Epstein-Barr virus === In 2022, clear evidence was found of the role of [[Epstein-Barr virus]] infection in triggering multiple sclerosis,<ref name="Bjornevik2022">{{Cite journal | title = Longitudinal analysis reveals high prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus associated with multiple sclerosis | date = 2022-01-21|url=https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.abj8222|journal=Science | last = Bjornevik | first = Kjetil | last2 = Cortese | first2 = Marianna | last3 = Healy | first3 = Brian C. | last4 = Kuhle | first4 = Jens | last5 = Mina | first5 = Michael J. | last6 = Leng | first6 = Yumei | last7 = Elledge | first7 = Stephen J. | last8 = Niebuhr | first8 = David W. | last9 = Scher | first9 = Ann I. | last10 = Munger | first10 = Kassandra L. | last11 = Ascherio | first11 = Alberto|language=EN|doi=10.1126/science.abj8222}}</ref> the strength of the link was higher than that between smoking and lung cancer.<ref name="SciAmJan2922">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/epstein-barr-virus-found-to-trigger-multiple-sclerosis/ | title = Epstein-Barr Virus Found to Trigger Multiple Sclerosis | last = Denworth | first = Lydia | authorlink= | date = Jan 13, 2022 | website = Scientific American|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-01-15}}</ref> {{Quote frame|quote=The hypothesis that EBV causes MS has been investigated by our group and others for several years, but this is the first study providing compelling evidence of causality...This is a big step because it suggests that most MS cases could be prevented by stopping EBV infection, and that targeting EBV could lead to the discovery of a cure for MS.<ref name="Harv13Jan22"/>|source=Alberto Ascherio, Harvard Chan School}}
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