Quantification of splenic CD11b+ and CD8α+ cDCs from control or LDV‐infected mice showed that both were severely diminished after infection (CD11b+: 4.3 ± 0.3 vs. 0.53 ± 0.03 × 105 and CD8α+: 5.3 ± 0.7 vs. 0.58 ± 0.09 × 104) (Fig. 5C and D). Here, CD8A is linked to infection.