Furthermore, the mean parasite burdens at the peak of the first parasitemia wave were also similar in each mouse group (Figures 1B,C): WT mice, 8 × 106/ml parasites/ml; LTβ−/− mice, 1 × 107 parasites/ml; P = 0.460, Student's t-test, n = 8/group. Here, LTB is linked to parasitic infectious disease.