IL17A and infection: Since C57BL/6 mice eliminate L. sigmodontis worms by day 60 p.i. whereas BALB/c mice provide an environment to patent infection, further L. sigmodontis infection experiments analysing different time points of infection in BALB/c mice may provide evidence about the role of IL-17A on microfilaria production and immune cell infiltration as well as cytokine/chemokine levels in the TC.