Invasive species in the Cook Islands
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Some invasive species have been introduced to the Cook Islands. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists 426 invasive 'names' in the Cook Islands.[1] The Cook Islands have 19 of the species listed in the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species. The islands have invasive rats which cause threat to birds of the islands. Mosquitos have also been considered invasive, carrying diseases causing infenctions such as dengue fever, zika fever, and chikungunya.[2]