Refugee crisis fuels measles and meningitis outbreaks in eastern Chad

A dual outbreak of measles and meningitis is sweeping eastern Chad, driven by the continued influx of refugees fleeing Sudan’s civil war, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Thursday, as overcrowded camps and limited healthcare accelerate transmission.

In Adre, a town close to the Sudanese border, measles cases surged from 16 in January to 371 in March, with 161 recorded in the first two weeks of April.

Meningitis cases rose from 18 in…