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A second wave of those contracting swine flu is under way in Wales, according to public health officials.A second wave of those contracting swine flu is under way in Wales, according to public health officials.
Latest figures show a sharp rise in the number of people contacting their GP with swine flu-like symptoms over the past seven days.Latest figures show a sharp rise in the number of people contacting their GP with swine flu-like symptoms over the past seven days.
Figures showed there was 783 cases this week compared to 459 the previous week. There have also been rises in suspected cases in England and Scotland.Figures showed there was 783 cases this week compared to 459 the previous week. There have also been rises in suspected cases in England and Scotland.
It has been expected that the illness would peak again after its July high.It has been expected that the illness would peak again after its July high.
The latest report from the National Public Health Service for Wales (NPHS) suggests that there were 13.91 cases of flu like illness diagnosed by GPs out of every 100,000 people in Wales.The latest report from the National Public Health Service for Wales (NPHS) suggests that there were 13.91 cases of flu like illness diagnosed by GPs out of every 100,000 people in Wales.
But that figure is far lower than the estimated 4,200 people in Wales who had symptoms when numbers peaked in July.But that figure is far lower than the estimated 4,200 people in Wales who had symptoms when numbers peaked in July.
Dr Roland Salmon, director of the communicable disease centre at NPHS, said: "I think this sharp rise in people going to their doctor is instructive because we know it's a good way of following the progress of flu through Wales and over time and it's a method we have been using since the 1980s.Dr Roland Salmon, director of the communicable disease centre at NPHS, said: "I think this sharp rise in people going to their doctor is instructive because we know it's a good way of following the progress of flu through Wales and over time and it's a method we have been using since the 1980s.
HYGIENE ADVICE Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, using a tissue where possibleDispose of tissues promptly and carefullyWash hands frequently with soap and waterClean hard surfaces such as door handles regularly with a normal cleaning productHelp your children to follow hygiene adviceSource: National Public Health Service for Wales/Welsh Assembly GovernmentHYGIENE ADVICE Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, using a tissue where possibleDispose of tissues promptly and carefullyWash hands frequently with soap and waterClean hard surfaces such as door handles regularly with a normal cleaning productHelp your children to follow hygiene adviceSource: National Public Health Service for Wales/Welsh Assembly Government
"Certainly we knew the virus hadn't gone away. We always expected that when people came back from their holidays that this would provide the opportunity for the virus to get going again.""Certainly we knew the virus hadn't gone away. We always expected that when people came back from their holidays that this would provide the opportunity for the virus to get going again."
The picture across the UK nations also shows numbers are increasing.The picture across the UK nations also shows numbers are increasing.
The number of new cases of swine flu in England has almost doubled in the last seven days to 9,000, official figures show. That compares with 5,000 the previous week, and 3,000 before that.The number of new cases of swine flu in England has almost doubled in the last seven days to 9,000, official figures show. That compares with 5,000 the previous week, and 3,000 before that.
In Scotland, the new weekly figures showed a slight increase from 6,180 to 7,034.In Scotland, the new weekly figures showed a slight increase from 6,180 to 7,034.
The levels of swine flu are much lower in Wales and Northern Ireland.The levels of swine flu are much lower in Wales and Northern Ireland.