FIG 6 .

Infection of mice with blunted innate immunity does not result in persistent infection. Mice with a fully intact innate immune system (wild-type [WT]) or lacking STAT1 were infected with 5 × 10⁶ TCID₅₀ of Jc1 or Jc1/mCD81. HCV RNA levels (number of copies [cop] per milliliter) were measured by qRT-PCR at the indicated time points. Each symbol represents the value f or an individual animal. The dashed line shows the limit of detection (l.o.d.).