These included Acod1, Ccl2, Ccl4, Ccl5, Ccl19, Gbp2, Gbp2b, Gbp3, Gbp5, Gbp6, H2-Ab1, Ifi204, Ifi205, Ifi211, Ifng, Irgm1, Irgm2, IL12rb1, Irf1, Irf8, Mndal, Slc11a1, Socs1, Stat1, Stx11, Tgtp1, Tmem173, and Tlr2. Notably, all of these transcripts were upregulated in the mouse brain during early and late infections. The gene discussed is IRF8; the disease is infection.