1948-49 Akureyri outbreak
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The Akureyri outbreak was an outbreak of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in Northern Iceland during the winter of 1948-1949. It was after this outbreak that the term "Icelandic disease," an early name for myalgic encephalomyelitis, was coined.
