1955 Royal Free Hospital outbreak

In 1955 there was a cluster outbreak of Myalgic encephalomyelitis amongst staff at the Royal Free Hospital in North London, in the United Kingdom.

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 * 1978, Epidemic myalgic encephalomyelitis (The BMJ)
 * 1978, 'Epidemic neuromyasthenia' 1955-1978 (Melvin Ramsay, The BMJ)
 * 1977, Icelandic disease (benign myalgic encephalomyelitis or Royal Free disease) (Melvin Ramsay, E G Dowsett, J V Dadswell, W H Lyle, and J G Parish, The BMJ)
 * 1970, Epidemic malaise (Dr Betty Scott, The BMJ)
 * 1970, Epidemic malaise (N. D. Compston, H. E. Dimsdale, Melvin Ramsay, and A. T. Richardson, The BMJ)
 * 1970, Epidemic malaise (Dr E D Acheson, The BMJ)
 * 1970, Epidemic malaise (Dr Paula Gosling, The BMJ)
 * 1970, Epidemic malaise (Dr G J Burke, The BMJ)
 * 1970, Epidemic malaise (Dr E J Hopkins, The BMJ)
 * 1970, Epidemic malaise (Dr J F Galpine, The BMJ)
 * 1970, Epidemic malaise (Dr D C Poskanzer, The BMJ)
 * 1970, Epidemic malaise (Dr J G Parish, The BMJ)
 * 1965, Eclipse of hysteria (Dr Betty Scott, Melvin Ramsay, The BMJ)
 * 1965, Hysteria and 'Royal Free Disease' (Melvin Ramsay, The BMJ)