Briefly, at 48 hours post infection (hpi), 78.7% of WNVNY99-infected MoDCs and 84.5% of WNVNSW2011-infected MoDCs showed CD80 upregulation, and 93.9% of WNVNY99-infected MoDCs, 95.8% of WNVNSW2011-infected MoDCs showed CD86 upregulation. This evidence concerns the gene CD80 and infection.