**Amoebiasis in the Tropics: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis**

A. Samie1, A. ElBakri2 and Ra'ed AbuOdeh2

*1Molecular Parasitology and Opportunistic Infection Program, Department of Microbiology, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050 Thohoyandou 0950 2Medical Laboratory Technology Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 1South Africa 2United Arab Emirates* 
