Prudence Kayoka
Dr Prudence Kayoka was born in France and has been in South Africa since 1990. She is a veterinarian who has specialized in Microbiology. Prior to joining UNISA, she was the head of the bacteriology laboratory at Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. She has joined UNISA in 2007 where she served as the head of the Agriculture and Animal Health department until 2012. Currently she is a senior lecturer in the department.
COVID-19: Brace yourself for impact
2020-03-24"This virus is highly infectious and rapidly contagious. In general, it takes some time before mutation can be observed. At this stage, researchers are still investigating the behaviour of this virus."