“…and Thrichomys spp., L. infantum has been diagnosed in Clyomys laticeps, Dasyprocta azarae, Nectomys squamipes, Holochilus sciureus and Rhipidomys mastacalis from Brazil (Cássia-Pires et al, unpublished data; Dantas-Torres and Brandão-Filho, 2006; Quaresma et al., 2011; Lima et al., 2013; ) and Rattus rattus from Brazil and Venezuela (Quinnell and Courtenay, 2009). Natural infection of Coendu prehensilis , used as sentinels in Bolivia, has been parasitologically confirmed in the liver and spleen (Le Pont et al., 1989). …”