Bioko

American

[bee-oh-koh] / biˈoʊ koʊ /

noun

an island in the Bight of Biafra, near the western coast of Africa: a province of Equatorial Guinea. About 800 sq. mi. (2,072 sq. km).

Bioko British

/ baɪˈəʊkəʊ /

noun

Former names: Fernando Po. Macías Nguema. an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Cameroon: part of Equatorial Guinea. Capital: Malabo. Area: 2017 sq km (786 sq miles)

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Sanaria Inc. has been testing its vaccine in adults, and is planning a large, late-stage study in Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 16, 2020

One malaria vaccine called PfSPZ is due to be tested in a large clinical trial in 2,100 people this year in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea.

From Nature ● Jan. 6, 2020

So he reached out to Fernandez, who was then the director of a wildlife center run by the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2016

Zenkerella insignis, the critter caught on Bioko, is one of the world's most ancient and mysterious mammals.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2016

Hunting on Equatorial Guinea's Bioko Island threatens red colobus monkeys, which hover on the brink of extinction.

From National Geographic

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