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Fundarstjóri: Haraldur Briem, Dr. med, smitsjúkdómalæknir, sóttvarnarlæknir.

Influenza pandemics are global outbreaks of influenza that spread quickly. They cause high morbidity and many lethal cases. This put a lot of strain on individuals, medical care and society.
To decrease the burden that these pandemics inflict and to make sure that the functions of society are maintained it is important to prepare well for such a situation. We believe that preparedness relies on a solid background of knowledge regarding past pandemics. Our project serves to deliver information on how influenza pandemics from the past have affected individuals and society and how they reacted, on how society, in different times and contexts, have prepared for future influenza pandemics and what results possible measures of preparedness might have had to change the effects of a pandemic.

Dr. med. Fredrik Elgh er dósent í veirufræði við Háskólann í Umeå og prófessor í meinafræði við Háskólann í Örebro.  Hann er í fjölþjóðlegum samstarfshópi um sögu inflúensufaraldra og nútímavarnir gegn henni.