The main culprit was a faulty laboratory report

Dear Editor,
Thank you for publishing my letter captioned “The Ministry must take the outbreak of dengue seriously” (08.04.09). I would like to congratulate Stabroek News for drawing attention to the current outbreak of this disease in Brazil, for analyzing the need for preventative measures to be taken by the local health authorities, and for supplying readers with information on the disease and how they can avoid it or treat it.