Line graph demonstrates the rates for gastroenteritis by week of report and year, from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2016. In 2015 the peak occurred in week 43 at 8.1 notifications per 1,000 consultations. In 2016 the peak occurred in week 52 at 6.9 notifications per 1,000 consultations.  Rates in the 4th quarter of 2016 were lower than the rates seen in the same reporting period in 2015 with the average from October – December for 2015 and 2016 being 5.7 notifications per 1,000 consultations and 4.0 notifications per 1,000 consultations, respectively.