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Further evidence of a possible association between house dogs and multiple sclerosis

✍ Scribed by Dr Stuart D. Cook; Benjamin H. Natelson; Barry E. Levin; Pamela S. Chavis; Peter C. Dowling

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1978
Tongue: English
Weight: 298 KB
Volume: 3
Category: Article
ISSN: 0364-5134
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410030209

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The present study was undertaken because of the recent report of an association between familial multiple sclerosis (MS) and prior ownership of a small pet. Forty‐five patients with sporadic MS were retrospectively compared with 45 closely matched controls and were found to have owned a significantly greater number of indoor dogs prior to the onset of MS. Importantly, the MS patients had also had more exposure to neurologically ill dogs in the five years before the onset of symptoms. These new data further support the hypothesis that house dogs may serve as an animal vector in MS.

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