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03/06/2014
UK Firm To Evacuate Sierra Leone Staff Over Ebola
British iron firm London Mining has evacuated "non-essential" staff from Sierra Leone "non-essential" following an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus.
The company, which is one of the two large extraction companies in the country, said their production in Marampa mine was unaffected and it was working with local and international agencies to monitor the situation and health of its employees.
The Ebola, which emerged in central Africa 20 years ago killing between 25% and 90% of the victims, is spread fro on e to other person with the infected blood, bodily fluids or organs or through contact with contaminated environments and symptoms include internal and external bleeding, diarrhoea and vomiting.
(CVS/CD)
The company, which is one of the two large extraction companies in the country, said their production in Marampa mine was unaffected and it was working with local and international agencies to monitor the situation and health of its employees.
The Ebola, which emerged in central Africa 20 years ago killing between 25% and 90% of the victims, is spread fro on e to other person with the infected blood, bodily fluids or organs or through contact with contaminated environments and symptoms include internal and external bleeding, diarrhoea and vomiting.
(CVS/CD)
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