Three days after infection, IFN-γ−/− mice already presented reduced platelets counts (Figure 1D), and at the 5th day of infection, there was marked thrombocytopenia (Figure 1D) and significant increase in hematocrit values (Figure 1E) in IFN-γ−/− mice when compared to WT mice. This evidence concerns the gene IFNG and Thrombocytopenia.