Fifteen years of annual mass treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin have not interrupted transmission in the west region of cameroon.

We followed up the 1996 baseline parasitological and entomological studies on onchocerciasis transmission in eleven health districts in West Region, Cameroon. Annual mass ivermectin treatment had been provided for 15 years. Follow-up assessments which took place in 2005, 2006, and 2011 consisted of skin snips for microfilariae (mf) and palpation examinations for nodules.

[Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of chronic open angle glaucoma at a Yaoundé Hospital].

Unlabelled: This retrospective study examined the files of patients who consulted at the Women's and Children's Hospital of Yaoundé in Cameroon from March 2003 through December 2006. The main objective was to determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with chronic open-angle glaucoma (COAG).

Results: Of 8,123 files reviewed, 184 patients (54.