Cholera sickens 20,000 Angolans as epidemic spreads

LUANDA, April 27 (Reuters) - Angola's cholera epidemic has become a national emergency with more than 20,000 infections and 941 deaths since the outbreak began in February, France-based Medicins sans Frontieres said on Thursday.

MSF said the disease had spread from the capital Luanda to the coastal city of Benguela and interior provinces such as Malange, with the total number of cases expected to double. More