Following infection, Dectin-1-Fc(IgG2b) and WGA-F(IgG2a) fully protected the animals (P = 0.0005 for both), while Dectin-1-Fc(IgG2a) treatment protected >80% of the mice by day 30 post-infection (P = 0.0023). This evidence concerns the gene CLEC7A and infection.