Dr. Mahacla Omung'ala Odongo

Dr. Mahacla Omung’ala Odongo is a lecturer in the department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya. He has 37 years of teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Veterinary Bacteriology, Mycology, Immunology, Molecular Biology and Poultry Health and Pathology. He also supports the Department in diagnostic services in Veterinary Microbiology and Poultry Diseases. His areas of specialization include Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Mycology, Molecular Biology, and Poultry diseases. Dr. Odongo previously worked for the Department of Veterinary Services as a field Veterinary Officer for 3 years, and later at the Central Veterinary Laboratory, where he was in-charge of Bacteriology, Mycoplasma, and Serology units for 5 years before embarking on his Teaching career at the University of Nairobi.  Dr. Odongo has published 26 articles in peer revered journals, and two books in Veterinary bacteriology. His research interests include: Antimicrobial resistance, Epidemiology and Biology of zoonotic bacteria, and Molecular Biology.