The study said contracting EBV could increase by 32 times the risk of developing MS, and while the findings were praised by experts, they also noted that the results did not provide a definitive link.
The chance of MS developing in individuals who do not have EBV is “virtually [nil]," Ascherio said in an email. In one part of the study, 32 out of 33 MS patients were found to have been infected with EBV. They were placed in contrast to a control group of 90 people who did not develop MS, of whom 51 later contracted EBV.
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