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Flu's late arrival - Newsday

BY JOSEPH MALLIA STAFF WRITER; Staff writer Kathleen Kerr contributed to this story; RIDGELY OCHS February 17, 2006 Thought you'd Made it through the winter without a bout of high fever, body aches and utter exhaustion? Don't rest easy yet. A new wave of influenza, along with its attendant sniffles, shivers, coughs and fatigue, has been detected in pediatricians' offices, Nursing homes, schools and emergency rooms from New York City to the Hamptons. Flu season has finally arrived. It's late. But it may still hit hard, doctors say, especially among children. "We've got over 35 cases, at least, confirmed" in his office in the past two weeks - the first significant outbreak this winter, said Dr. Greg Gulbransen of Oyster Bay Pediatrics. Pediatricians' offices may be on the front lines of the flu trend, because rapid-test kits can give reliable results in minutes, while many hospitals and state-monitored labs use a slower, More thorough test, health officials said. Kids are often the first to contract flu and pass it on. "It just started about a week ago. We've been seeing positive cases," said Dr. Gail Schonfeld of East End Pediatrics in East Hampton. Earlier in the season, she said, "the - More available

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