Figure 1 Line graph demonstrates the rates for influenza like illness by week of report and year, from 1 January 2016 to 31 March 2017, that shows a seasonal trend that is associated with influenza-like-illness in the southern hemisphere. • The 2016 flu season peaked in week 33 at 16.9 notifications per 1,000 consultations. • Average ILI rates for the first quarter of 2017 were higher than the previous year. • At the end of the reporting period (week 13) 2017, ILI rates showing an increasing trend at 4.4 ILI cases per 1,000 consultations, slightly higher than seen at the same time in 2016.