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by Alex3917 2729 days ago
> Why keep around an invasive species that carries a deadly virus?

They’re not invasive, and not a single person in history has died from being bitten by a wild monkey with herpes b despite thousands of people being bitten per year.

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I was using the term "invasive" as non-native, but I suppose this is misusing the word since they are not actively harmful and nobody will probably get herpes from them.