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Bioko

American  
[bee-oh-koh] / biˈoʊ koʊ /

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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

The impetus was a DNA test that revealed Hall’s ancestors were the Yoruba people from Nigeria and the Bubi from Bioko Island off the west coast of Africa.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2018

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

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2016

The bush meat business is thriving on Bioko Island to the detriment of its primates and the forests they inhabit.

From National Geographic

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