Using Sindbis virus, it was recently demonstrated that viral infections affect TE transcript amounts in somatic tissues. 
Sindbis virus
Here, we investigated this aspect using the Drosophila melanogaster Sigma virus. 
Drosophila melanogaster Sigma virus
In addition, we performed a meta-analysis of RNA-seq data and propose that the immune pathway that is triggered upon viral infection determines the direction of TE transcript modulation in somatic tissues.
RNA-seq