In addition, some DEPs involved in the NF-κB pathway, containing IRAK4, RelA, TRAF6, NFκB1, and TNF-a together with IRAK2 and IL-6, were also identified as associated with measles and respiratory diseases, such as tuberculosis and pertussis, which are similar to the respiratory symptoms of CDV infection. Here, IRAK4 is linked to pertussis.