ULTRA RARE, ULTRA DEADLY Fears over killer ‘Ebola-like’ plague in Caribbean after boy, 8, dies of ‘internal bleeding’ fever in Jamaica The tragic youngster from Kingston was diagnosed with dengue haemorrhagic fever, a deadly infection spread by mosquitoes

The virulent disease is spread by mosquitoes. File picture

FEARS over a killer Ebola-like disease in Jamaica are mounting after an eight-year-old boy died of a fever that caused lethal internal bleeding.

The tragic youngster from Kingston was diagnosed with dengue haemorrhagic fever, a deadly infection spread by mosquitoes. Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday confirmed the death, which occurred at the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Tuesday.

He told the Gleaner: "This type of dengue carries a high risk of mortality.

"Appropriate notification has been done, and the Kingston and St Andrew health team is out conducting its surveillance."

The name of the boy has not been released as some family members had not been notified. more