In addition, levels of inflammatory cytokines in bronchioalveolar lavage fluid following A. fumigatus airway exposure in mice have been shown to be, in part, Dectin-1 dependent [30,31], with Dectin-1 knockout mice displaying increased susceptibility to aspergillosis, suggesting an essential role for this PPR in host defence [32]. Here, CLEC7A is linked to aspergillosis.