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London Mining (Frankfurt: A0MQ3F - news) has evacuated "non-essential" staff from Sierra Leone, the latest West African country to be affected by highly contagious epidemic.
The British iron ore firm said a number of personnel had left the country and travel restrictions had been placed in the area around its Marampa mine.
"London Mining notes recent reports from Sierra Leone suggesting that an increased number of incidents of Ebola Fever have been found in the country," a statement said.
"Following consultation with the relevant authorities, the company has imposed restrictions on travel in the region and continues to work with employees to promote awareness of the disease, including the provision of information on how it is transmitted and the signs and symptoms."
It said it was not aware of any suspected cases among its workers or residents in local areas.
But it said it was closely monitoring the situation with Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international agencies.
The iron ore mining company said production at the Marampa facility was not affected.
The outbreak, which has been gripping West Africa in recent months, claimed its first fatalities in Sierra Leone last week. Since then at least five people have been killed by the virus.
A further 36 suspected cases have been documented, 15 of which have been confirmed.
All fatalities have been in the eastern regions of Kailahun and Kenema near the border with Guinea, the epicentre of the outbreak.
According to the WHO, confirmed cases of Ebola have killed 108 people in Guinea alone.
It said suspected cases have left a total of 193 people dead.
Other suspected cases have killed at least 10 people in neighbouring Liberia.
The first cases of the hemorrhagic fever were spotted in Guinea earlier this year, marking West Africa's first Ebola outbreak.
There is no known treatment or vaccine for Ebola which, depending on the strain, kills between 25% and 90% of those contaminated.
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