From wk 6, infected livers transitioned into an inflammatory state, as evidenced by enhanced transcripts of acute-phase serum amyloid proteins, SAA1 and SAA2 (Supplementary Excel File 1), and moderate upregulation (relative to later wks of infection) of chemokines Ccl8 and Ccl24 (Supplementary Excel File 1). Here, CCL8 is linked to infection.