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Viral load analysis revealed similar levels of WNV RNA in the peripheral tissues and brains of these two groups of mice following intradermal infection. There was a higher level of cytokines in the blood of wild-type mice at early stages of infection; however, this difference was diminished in the blood and brains at later stages. Langerhans cells (LCs) are permissive to WNV infection and migrate from the skin to draining lymph nodes upon intradermal challenge. Our data showed that WNV infection of TLR7<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup> keratinocytes was significantly higher than that of wild-type keratinocytes. Infection of wild-type keratinocytes induced higher levels of alpha interferon and interleukin-1<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> (IL-1<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>), IL-6 and IL-12, which might promote LC migration from the skin. Co-culture of na\u00efve LCs of wild-type mice with WNV-infected wild-type keratinocytes resulted in the production of more IL-6 and IL-12 than with TLR7<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup> keratinocytes or by cultured LCs alone. Moreover, LCs in the epidermis were reduced in wild-type mice, but not in TLR7<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup> mice, following intradermal WNV infection. 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