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Sierra Leoneans head to the election polls this weekend less satisfied with their living standards than they have been in over a decade.

Americans are no more worried about getting Ebola now than they were two weeks ago, but their confidence in the federal government's ability to handle the virus has dipped. Few think there will be a major Ebola outbreak or crisis in the U.S.

A Huffington Post headline on Monday about the Ebola virus, taking up the entire screen in Huffington Post's typically large, bold font, read: "The Most Severe Health Emergency Seen in Modern Times." Meanwhile, the Voice of America headlined a ...

Twenty-two percent of Americans say they worry about getting the Ebola virus, matching or exceeding the number of U.S. adults who worried about contracting the H1N1 virus throughout its 2009 outbreak.

Liberians head back to the polls on Tuesday for a runoff election between two closely matched candidates.

Healthcare costs and access still rank among the leading issues Americans cite when asked to name the country's "most urgent health problem." But these are roughly matched this year by the Ebola virus, mentioned by 17% of Americans.

One in 20 Americans now cite Ebola (5%) as one of the most important problems facing the country, placing it among the top 10 concerns, but not the highest. The economy (17%) and dissatisfaction with government (16%) still lead.

The risk of a Zika outbreak does not worry most in the U.S. Majorities say they will not contract the virus and trust the government to handle the disease.

People in West African countries affected by Ebola rated their healthcare among the world's worst before the outbreak. More than seven in 10 in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia were dissatisfied with the availability of quality care.

Americans are most likely to name cost of and access to healthcare as the most urgent health problems facing the U.S. Mentions of cancer and obesity increased from last year.