Figure 3 Line graph demonstrates the rates for gastroenteritis by week of report and year, from 1 January 2016 to 31 March 2017. • In 2016 the peak occurred in week 52 at 6.9 notifications per 1,000 consultations. • In 2017 the peak occurred in week 1 at 5.6 notifications per 1,000 consultations. • Rates in the 1st quarter of 2017 were lower than the rates seen in the same reporting period in 2016 with the average from January – March for 2016 and 2017 being 4.6 notifications per 1,000 consultations and 3.8 notifications per 1,000 consultations, respectively.