Contact with swine flu

In the last 7 days have you:

been in close contact with someone known to have swine flu or [help]
been in close contact with someone suspected of having swine flu [help]
lived in an area of the United Kingdom where there is sustained (continuing) person to person spread of swine flu [help]
visited a country considered at high risk of swine flu [help]
None of the above

Answer None to this question if you have cold or flu symptoms and want further advice, but you have not

been in contact with a known or suspected case of swine flu
lived in an area of the United Kingdom with sustained spread or
been to a high risk country

Supporting information

To select this option you need to have had close contact with a person known to have, or be suspected of having, swine flu whilst they had symptoms AND within the last 7 days.

What is close contact?

In the relevant period (see above):

stayed overnight or lived with an affected person

Supporting information

Greater Glasgow, Birmingham and London have been identified as areas of the United Kingdom with sustained (continuing) person to person spread (community transmission) of swine flu.

Last updated 24th June 2009

Supporting information

Outside of the UK , the only places with sustained (continuing) person to person spread of swine flu are

Mexico,
United States of America (USA)
Canada, and
Australia

At present it is only travel to these places that is considered to put people at increased risk of catching swine flu.

Last updated 24th June 2009

Many other countries have confirmed cases of swine flu but little or no evidence of person to person spread.