You can now plot your own results. Click on one of the images below to create your own images from the UK flusurvey results. (Note: these pages may not work on old internet browsers, smart phones, PDAs, and may be slow to load).

Impact of swine flu in the UK The impact of swine flu can be measured in many different ways: cases, hospitalisations, visits to GPs, or deaths. These don't all behave in the same way - for instance, people infected early in the pandemic were much more likely to visit their GP than those infected later. Compare these different measures by clicking the picture on the left.

Social contact patterns See how patterns of contacts change over time - look out for the effect of school holidays, the Christmas period, and the snow!

Incidence of ILI and ARI  in the UK Flusurvey data shows us how the swine flu epidemic spread in different parts of the UK. Click on image to see how the reported incidence of ILI (Influenza-like-illness) and ARI (Acute Respiratory Infection) changed over time.

Access to health care services Click on the image to see the fraction of ILI and ARI individuals who phoned their GP, who phoned the NPFS, the fraction who visited their GP and those who were hospitalized.

GP consultations One way of measuring the epidemic is to look at GP consultations. Different parts of the UK, however, have different characteristics, and therefore are hard to compare. Because of this, consultations are adjusted to account for a "baseline" consultation rate that relates to normal winter activity. Compare the different countries in the UK by clicking on the figure to the right.

Regional incidence of ILI and ARI  in the UK Flusurvey data shows us how the swine flu epidemic spread in different parts of the UK. Click on image to see the proportion of ILI (Influenza-like-illness) and ARI (Acute Respiratory Infection) individuals in each region.