C. parvum infection of Ddit3-/- mice resulted in a 56% reduction in the area under the curve compared to infection in C57BL/6J control mice (3,189,123 ± 69,887, 1,416,227 ± 44,850; total peak area ± standard error; unpaired t test, p<0.001; Figure 6H). Here, DDIT3 is linked to infection.