Biography

Dr. Musafiri Karama is a veterinarian (DVM) with specialisation in Veterinary Public Health MMedVet(VPH) and a Ph.D. 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. His research focus is on the Molecular Epidemiology of Foodborne Pathogens, and their bacteriophages along the food chain with particular emphasis on Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolates recovered from animals and humans. Dr. Karama is also interested in factors influencing food safety during pre-, peri- and post-harvest stages. Additional research interests: molecular epidemiology and characterisation of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp.   

Discipline/s:

Veterinary Public Health, foodborne pathogens, molecular epidemiology, and genetics.

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