In Britain, swine flu spikes 46% week on week

The figures for England and Wales also showed those aged five to 14 had the highest rate, at 159.57 per 100,000.

SHOOT: School children are the most vulnerable.

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk The number of people contacting their doctor over fears they have swine flu has jumped almost 50% in the last week to 40,000 a week, figures have shown. More than 73 people per 100,000 reported flu-like illness from 6-12 July, the Royal College of GPs said. The figures for England and Wales also showed those aged five to 14 had the highest rate, at 159.57 per 100,000. Meanwhile, it has emerged GPs have raised concerns about aspects of the government's handling of the pandemic. The figures from the Royal College of GPs showed the total rise in reported cases was up 46% on the week before. Youngsters and babies aged up to four were the second highest rate at 114.12 per 100,000. These were followed by people aged 15 to 44, those aged 45 to 64 and then the 65 and overs. The weekly report from the college's monitoring system said: "National incidence of influenza-like illness increased for all regions and is now evident in all age groups."