PART OF IntechOpen Book Series: Infectious Diseases
ISSN 2631-6188
Research Topic on Parasitic Infectious Diseases - always open for submissions, with an Annual Volume published each calendar year with a dedicated ISSN and ISBN.
Led by Topic Editor Dr. Amidou Samie and an international Editorial Board, all submissions are peer-reviewed and published immediately after acceptance.
University of Venda, South Africa
Amidou Samie is an Associate Professor of Microbiology at the University of Venda, in South Africa, where he graduated with his Ph.D. in May 2008. He joined the Department of Microbiology the same year and has been giving lectures on topics covering parasitology, immunology, molecular biology and industrial microbiology. He is currently a rated researcher by the National Research Foundation of South Africa in category C2. He has published widely in the field of infectious diseases and has overseen several MScs and PhDs. His research activities mostly cover topics on infectious diseases from epidemiology to control. His particular interest lies in the study of intestinal protozoan parasites and opportunistic infections among HIV patients as well as the potential impact of childhood diarrhoea on growth and child development. He also conducts research on water-borne diseases and water quality and is involved in the evaluation of point-of-use water treatment technologies using silver and copper nanoparticles in collaboration with the University of Virginia, USA. He also studies the use of medicinal plants for the control of infectious diseases as well as antimicrobial drug resistance.
Editorial Board
Autonomous University of Yucatán,
Mexico
CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh
University of South Florida, United States of America