Line graph demonstrates the rates for gastroenteritis by week of report and year, from 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2016. In 2015 the peak occurred in week 43 at 8.1 notifications per 1,000 consultations. In 2016 the peak occurred in week 5 at 6.0 notifications per 1,000 consultations. Rates in the 3rd quarter of 2016 were similar to the rates seen in the same reporting period in 2015 with the average from July – September for 2015 and 2016 being 3.9 notifications per 1,000 consultations and 3.9 notifications per 1,000 consultations, respectively.