Clustering of multiple sclerosis in Galion, Ohio, 1982-1985 |
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| Authors: | T H Ingalls |
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| Affiliation: | School of Public Health, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts. |
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| Abstract: | Epidemiologic evidence indicates that the outbreak of 30-40 cases of multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating syndromes in Galion, Ohio, USA, during 1982-1985 was related to an excess concentration of heavy-metal wastes, especially of cadmium and chromium in sewage and river water. Both multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis were diagnosed by board-certified neurologists. |
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