The Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology is located on Upper Kabete Campus on Loresho Ridge Road, off Kapenguria Road, approximately 2 kilometres from the main Nairobi-Kikuyu-Limuru Highway. It is approximately 15 kilometres North-West of Nairobi City centre. The Department comprises the following sections: 1) Pathology section (gross-pathology, histopathology and clinical pathology); (2) Microbiology (Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology and Immunology) and (3) Parasitology (helminthology, entomology and protozoology); and carries out the following other services: diagnostic pathology, diagnostic microbiology, diagnostic parasitology, poultry clinic, and mycotoxin analysis.
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Training in Agriculture and Veterinary sciences started with a Diploma certificate in veterinary training in 1942. The degree program in Veterinary Sciences was launched in July 1962. The Faculty of Veterinary Sciences was then a part of Makerere College of the University of East Africa. The Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology was among the first departments that started with the set-up of the faculty of Veterinary Sciences of the University of East Africa, Makerere on July 1, 1962.
The University of East Africa was dissolved in July 1970, following the strong urge for autonomy for the newly independent countries of East Africa, to establish respective universities. As a result, the University of Nairobi was established in 1970. The Faculty of Agriculture was started at upper Kabete campus to join the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences as part of the University of Nairobi. The Department is one of the
The Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology is located on Upper Kabete Campus on Loresho Ridge Road, off Kapenguria Road, approximately 2 kilometres from the main Nairobi-Kikuyu-Limuru Highway. It is approximately 15 kilometres North-West of Nairobi City centre. The Department comprises the following sections: 1) Pathology section (gross-pathology, histopathology and clinical pathology); (2) Microbiology (Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology and Immunology) and (3) Parasitology (helminthology, entomology and protozoology); and carries out the following other services: diagnostic pathology, diagnostic microbiology, diagnostic parasitology, poultry clinic, and mycotoxin analysis.
The department is involved in:-
The teaching of both undergraduate (Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine; Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management and Tourism) and postgraduate (MSc and PhD) students in the following disciplines:- Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology, Parasitology, Diagnostic pathology and Fish Science.
The Department also supports teaching in other units within the College. These include some courses offered in other Departments in the Faculty including the Departments of Animal Production, Public Health and Clinical Studies, One course offered in the Department of Biochemistry in the School of Medicine) and also some courses offered in the Faculty of Agriculture [Department of Agricultural Economics and Department of Land Resource Management of Agricultural Technology (LARMAT).
