Prof Musafiri Karama
             DVM (UNILU), MMedVet (VPH) (Pretoria) PhD(Guelph)
             Associate Professor: Veterinary Public Health Section
             E-mail: [email protected]
             Orchid ID: 0000-0002-6197-5309

Summary CV   

Prof. Musafiri Karama is a veterinarian (DVM) with specialisation in Veterinary Public Health
MMedVet(VPH) and a PhD in Veterinary Microbiology (University of Guelph). For the last 25 years,
Dr Karama has been a university teacher in Veterinary Public Health and Infectious Diseases in
various universities in South Africa, the United States of America and the Caribbean.

Research Expertise/Interest

His research focus is on the Molecular Epidemiology of Foodborne Pathogens and Bacteriophages with particular emphasis on Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. recovered from animals and humans. Prof Karama is also interested in factors influencing food
safety during the pre-, peri- and post-harvest stages.

Additional research interests: development and validation of molecular diagnostic methods for identifying and serotyping pathogens of veterinary (Enterotoxigenic E. coli, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica, Glaesserella parasuis, Streptococcus suis, etc.) and public health importance.

Teaching: Veterinary Public Health-Foodborne Diseases and Zoonoses