# VECTOBOL: An Initiative Investigating Vector Biodiversity in Bolivia that could inspire European laboratories

Frédéric Lardeux, Thierry Valéro, Bruno Granouillac, Claudia Aliaga, Lineth Garcia

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Frédéric Lardeux, Thierry Valéro, Bruno Granouillac, Claudia Aliaga, Lineth Garcia. VECTOBOL: An Initiative Investigating Vector Biodiversity in Bolivia that could inspire European laboratories. 23rd European Society of Vector Ecology Conference, Oct 2024, Montpellier, France. , ESOVE 2024 - the 23rd European Society for Vector Ecology Conference. Book of Abstracts, pp.S6-P03. hal-04746476

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# VECTOBOL
## An Initiative Investigating Vector Biodiversity in Bolivia
that could inspire European laboratories

Frédéric LARDEUX<fnref n="1" />, Thierry VALERO<fnref n="1" />, Bruno GRANOUILLAC<fnref n="1" />,², Claudia ALIAGA³, Lineth GARCIA<fnref n="4" />

Bolivia, a megadiverse country, hosts hundreds of species of pathogen-vector insects, including malaria, Chagas disease, and Leishmaniasis vectors. Despite extensive data collection by government health agencies, much of this **data and the collected specimens** are at risk of being lost due to inadequate preservation.

In response, the **VECTOBOL** initiative was launched to **preserve crucial data on vector insect samples** and promote the conservation of collected specimens in laboratory collections.

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VECTOBOL
summary
in 1.5 pages

Visit the VECTOBOL Web-site:
vectobol.ird.fr
(under construction)

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The **VECTOBOL** system is based on **affordable and easy-to-implement hardware and software**, and could therefore be considered as low-cost science—an advantage for laboratories / countries with limited resources:

* **A Synology NAS (Network Attached Storage)**, a specialized data storage device designed to provide centralized storage for multiple users or devices over a network. It provides a highly flexible, secure, and scalable storage solution and benefits range from centralized data storage and automated backups to remote access and media streaming.

* **The REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) system**, a secure web-based application designed for building and managing online and offline databases (here, the VECTOBOL database). Its key features are a User-friendly interface, Customizable data collection entry forms, Data security, Easy project management (multiple projects, multiple users), Data Export and Import, and management of multi-Site Projects.

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Synology website

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REDCap website

<footnote n="1">¹UMR IMIVEGEC, IRD-CNRS-UM2, Montpellier, France ²UMR TRANSVIHMI, IRD-UM1, Montpellier, France ³Instituto Nacional de laboratorios de salud (INLASA), La Paz, Bolivia</footnote>

<footnote n="4">⁴Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas e Investigacion Social (IIBISMED), Cochabamba, Bolivia</footnote>