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Svetoslav Nanev Slavov Author

Subjects of specialization
Arboviruses; Chikungunya virus; CHIKV; Viremia; Blood transfusion

Affiliation
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | BAS

Biography

Svetoslav Nanev Slavov was working as an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Chemical Engineering at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and he has research publications on Liquid Distribution in a Semi-Industrial Packed Column - Experimental and Theory


Publications

Review Article Open Access

Chikungunya Virus (Chikv): General Characteristics and Possible Impact on Hemotherapy

Author(s):

Svetoslav Nanev Slavov, Katia Kaori Otaguiri, Simone Kashima and Dimas Tadeu Covas

 Chikungunya Virus (Chikv): General Characteristics and Possible Impact on Hemotherapy

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus belonging to the Alphavirus genus of the Togaviridae family. The virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitos, the most important of which are A. aegypti and A. albopictus. CHIKV emerged in Africa but subsequent epidemics in the Indian Ocean led to viral dissemination in Asia. Although, some imported CHIKV cases were observed in various countries of the American continent, the virus demonstrated autochthonous view moreĀ»

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