New findings strongly suggest Epstein-Barr virus may help trigger multiple sclerosis

State Media: "The Epstein-Barr virus, a widespread human herpes virus, has long been suspected of playing a role in development of MS. It's a connection that's hard to prove because just about everybody gets infected with Epstein-Barr, usually as kids or young adults — but only a tiny fraction develop MS. On Thursday, Harvard University researchers reported one of the largest studies yet to back the Epstein-Barr theory. They tracked blood samples stored from more than 10 million people in the U.S. military and found the risk of MS increased 32-fold following Epstein-Barr infection."