Anders Theodor Wallensten (born 22 January 1974 in Stockholm[1]) is a Swedish physician and epidemiologist. He is the son of Richard Wallensten and Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg, both physicians.[2]
Anders Wallensten | |
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| Deputy State Epidemiologist of the Public Health Agency of Sweden | |
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| Born | Anders Theodor Wallensten 22 January 1974 Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Profession | Physician, epidemiologist, civil servant |
He obtained his medical degree at Uppsala University in 2000, and later obtained his PhD at Linköping University in 2006 for a thesis on the Influenza A virus among wild birds.[3] He currently serves as the Swedish deputy state epidemiologist, under state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1990. Riksarkivet. ISBN 9789188366917.
- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1975 (in Swedish). Arkiv Digital.
- ^ Bevingat virus – första svenska avhandlingen om fågelinfluensa Artikel på webbplatsen forskning.se. Åtkomst 19 mars 2020.
- ^ "1 203 döda i Sverige – biträdande statsepidemiolog Anders Wallensten: "Det ser ut som en bestående nedgång"". Vasabladet (in Swedish).