Line graph demonstrates the rates for gastroenteritis by week of report and year, from 1 January 2015 to 31 March 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 4.8 notifications per 1,000 consultations. • Rates in the 1st quarter of 2016 were similar to the rates seen in the same reporting period in 2015 with the average from January – March for 2015 and 2016 being 4.9 notifications per 1,000 consultations and 4.7 notifications per 1,000 consultations, respectively.