Line graph demonstrates the rates for shingles by week of report and year, from 1 January 2014 to 30 September 2015, showing an irregular trend. For the same period in 2014 (July – September), the average rate for 2015 was slightly higher at 0.94 notifications per 1,000 consultations compared to 0.92 notifications per 1,000 consultations in the same period in 2014.