Line graph demonstrates the rates for shingles by week of report and year, from January 2012 to September 2013, showing an irregular trend.
For the same period in 2012 (July – September), the average rate for 2013 was slightly higher at 0.93 notifications per 1000 consultations and 0.69 notifications per 1000 consultations in 2012 and 2013 respectively.