Olivier Cassar

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

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Olivier Cassar is a scholar working on Immunology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivier Cassar has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Immunology, 30 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Olivier Cassar's work include T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (34 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (30 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (26 papers). Olivier Cassar is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (34 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (30 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (26 papers). Olivier Cassar collaborates with scholars based in France, French Polynesia and Australia. Olivier Cassar's co-authors include Antoine Gessain, E. Chungue, Bernadette Murgue, Philippe V. Afonso, Lloyd Einsiedel, Xavier Deparis, M. Laille, Vincent Deubel, Claudine Roche and Tim Spelman and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Olivier Cassar

57 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Epidemiological Aspects and World Distribution of HTLV-1 Infection

2012 1.0k citations Antoine Gessain, Olivier Cassar Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma in French Guiana (1990–2019): Epidemiology, clinical features, and HTLV ‐1 genetic diversity in the two main ethnic populations 2025 ·International Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), Patricia Tortevoye, (unknown), Gabriel Carles, Jean‐Pierre Droz, Pierre Couppié, (unknown), Jean-François Carod, (unknown), (unknown), Philippe V. Afonso, Olivier Cassar, Antoine Talarmin, Olivier Hermine, Loïc Epelboin, Ambroise Marçais, Antoine Gessain	1
2	Virology, pathogenesis, epidemiology and clinical management of HTLV-1 infection. Proceedings of the 30th HTLV European research network (HERN 2023) 2024 ·Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University) ·Carmen de Mendoza, Graham P. Taylor, Antoine Gessain, Andrea K. Thoma‐Kress, Charles R. M. Bangham, Jan Vesterbacka, Roberto S. Accolla, Ali Bazarbachi, Johan Van Weyenbergh, Lucy Cook, Jorge Casseb, Juan Carlos Ramos, Carolina Rosadas, Beatrice Macchi, Olivier Cassar, Vincent Soriano	3
3	Geographic distribution, clinical epidemiology and genetic diversity of the human oncogenic retrovirus HTLV-1 in Africa, the world’s largest endemic area 2023 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Antoine Gessain, (unknown), Philippe V. Afonso, Olivier Cassar	24
4	The prevalence of human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 & 2 (HTLV‐1/2) in South African blood donors 2019 ·Vox Sanguinis ·Marion Vermeulen, Wendy Sykes, Charl Coleman, Brian Custer, (unknown), (unknown), Zhanna Kaidarova, Carol Hlela, Antoine Gessain, Olivier Cassar, (unknown), Charlotte Ingram, Edward L. Murphy, Ravi Shankar Reddy	18
5	Molecular epidemiology, genetic variability and evolution of HTLV-1 with special emphasis on African genotypes 2019 ·Retrovirology ·Philippe V. Afonso, Olivier Cassar, Antoine Gessain	58
6	Kaposi sarcoma, oral malformations, mitral dysplasia, and scoliosis associated with 7q34‐q36.3 heterozygous terminal deletion 2017 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Carolyn C. Jackson, Alain Lefèvre‐Utile, Anne Guimier, Valérie Malan, Julie Bruneau, Antoine Gessain, Olivier Cassar, Jeanne Amiel, Aurélie Cobat, Vimel Rattina, Laurent Abel, Jean‐Laurent Casanova, Stéphane Blanche	4
7	Serological and Molecular Methods to Study Epidemiological Aspects of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Infection 2017 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Olivier Cassar, Antoine Gessain	28
8	Epidemiology and Genetic Variability of HHV-8/KSHV in Pygmy and Bantu Populations in Cameroon 2014 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Edouard Betsem, Olivier Cassar, Philippe V. Afonso, Arnaud Fontanet, Alain Froment, Antoine Gessain	20
9	Clinical Associations of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Infection in an Indigenous Australian Population 2014 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Lloyd Einsiedel, Tim Spelman, Emma Goeman, Olivier Cassar, (unknown), Antoine Gessain	52
10	Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type 1 infective dermatitis in central Australia 2013 ·Journal of Clinical Virology ·Lloyd Einsiedel, Olivier Cassar, (unknown), Antoine Gessain	13
11	Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Subtype C Molecular Variants among Indigenous Australians: New Insights into the Molecular Epidemiology of HTLV-1 in Australo-Melanesia 2013 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Olivier Cassar, Lloyd Einsiedel, Philippe V. Afonso, Antoine Gessain	39
12	Epidemiological Aspects and World Distribution of HTLV-1 Infection breakdown → 2012 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Antoine Gessain, Olivier Cassar	1005
13	Divergent KSHV/HHV-8 subtype D strains in New Caledonia and Solomon Islands, Melanesia 2012 ·Journal of Clinical Virology ·Olivier Cassar, (unknown), Sylviane Bassot, Sabine Plancoulaine, Jean-Paul Grangeon, (unknown), P. M. V. Martin, S Chanteau, Antoine Gessain	14
14	Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Subtype C Melanesian Genetic Variants of the Vanuatu Archipelago and Solomon Islands Share a Common Ancestor 2007 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Olivier Cassar, (unknown), Sylviane Bassot, (unknown), Renan Duprez, Philippe V. Afonso, (unknown), Mboto Helen Walter, (unknown), P. Martín, E. Chungue, Antoine Gessain	28
15	Evolutionary insights into the high worldwide prevalence of MBL2 deficiency alleles 2006 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Paul Verdu, Luis B. Barreiro, Étienne Patin, Antoine Gessain, Olivier Cassar, Judith R. Kidd, Kenneth K. Kídd, Doron M. Behar, Alain Froment, Évelyne Heyer, Lucas Sica, Jean‐Laurent Casanova, Laurent Abel, Lluís Quintana‐Murci	96
16	Dengue-3 virus genomic differences that correlate with in vitro phenotype on a human cell line but not with disease severity 2006 ·Microbes and Infection ·Claudine Roche, Olivier Cassar, M. Laille, Bernadette Murgue	17
17	Dengue: an evaluation of dengue severity in French Polynesia based on an analysis of 403 laboratory‐confirmed cases 1999 ·Tropical Medicine & International Health ·Bernadette Murgue, Xavier Deparis, E. Chungue, Olivier Cassar, Claudine Roche	71
18	Plasma levels of tumour necrosis factor a and transforming growth factor β-1 in children with dengue 2 virus infection in French Polynesia 1998 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·(unknown), Bernadette Murgue, Xavier Deparis, Claudine Roche, Olivier Cassar, E. Chungue	39
19	Dengue Virus Inhibits Human Hematopoietic Progenitor Growth In Vitro 1997 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Bernadette Murgue, Olivier Cassar, M Guigon, E. Chungue	55
20	Molecular epidemiology of dengue-1 and dengue-4 viruses 1995 ·Journal of General Virology ·E. Chungue, Olivier Cassar, Marie‐Thérèse Drouet, Mauricio Guzmán, M. Laille, L. Rosen, Vincent Deubel	92

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