Line graph demonstrates the rates for influenza like illness by week of report and year, from 1 January 2015 to 31 March 2016, that shows a seasonal trend that is associated with influenza-like-illness in the southern hemisphere. • The 2015 flu season peaked in week 34 at 33.2 notifications per 1,000 consultations. • Average ILI rates for the first quarter of 2016 were lower than the previous year. • ILI rates peaked in week 13 at a rate of 3.7 ILI cases per 1,000 consultations. • At the end of the reporting period (week 13) 2015, ILI rates were below baseline at 3.7 ILI cases per 1,000 consultations.