Temporal relationship between environmental influenza A and Epstein-Barr viral infections and high multiple sclerosis relapse occurrence



: Oikonen M, Laaksonen M, Aalto V, Ilonen J, Salonen R, Eralinna JP, Panelius M, Salmi A

Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD

: 2011

: Multiple Sclerosis

: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL

: MULT SCLER J

: 6

: 17

: 6

: 672

: 680

: 9

: 1352-4585

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1352458510394397


Conclusions: Our findings suggest that influenza A and EBV viral infections in the general population are associated with a higher occurrence of exacerbations in MS patients, and thus environmental infection data should be included in epidemiological models on MS relapses.



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