C-type lectin domain family 5 member A (CLEC5A) knockout mice were generated in a STAT1-deficient immunocompromised background (denoted clec5a−/−stat1−/−) to enable testing of the role played by CLEC5A after ZIKV infection in a mosquito-to-mouse disease model. The gene discussed is CLEC5A; the disease is Zika virus infectious disease.