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In recent years, unprecedented outbreaks of AHSV have occurred in new geographical foci in Thailand and other related\n                    <jats:italic>Culicoides<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2010borne viruses continue to emerge unexpectedly, causing disease outbreaks in northern Europe. This study investigated\n                    <jats:italic>Culicoides<\/jats:italic>\n                    abundance and diversity at a donkey (\n                    <jats:italic>Equus asinus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) sanctuary in southern England. The incidence and severity of AHS in infected donkeys are lower than in horses, with concerns, therefore, that these species could act as potential reservoirs in the event of an incursion of AHSV. A total of 21,350\n                    <jats:italic>Culicoides<\/jats:italic>\n                    of 20 species were collected over 14 nights during spring and summer 2019 using three Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute ultraviolet light\u2010suction traps. The most abundant species were identified within the subgenus\n                    <jats:italic>Avaritia<\/jats:italic>\n                    (19,574; 91.7%), which are known vectors of other Orbiviruses in northern Europe and have been previously identified as putative vectors of AHSV in southern Europe. Furthermore,\n                    <jats:italic>Culicoides<\/jats:italic>\n                    blood\u2010feeding on donkeys was confirmed for the subgenus\n                    <jats:italic>Avaritia<\/jats:italic>\n                    through polymerase chain reaction of blood\u2010fed female\n                    <jats:italic>Culicoides<\/jats:italic>\n                    using a 685\u2009bp region of the cytochrome\n                    <jats:italic>c<\/jats:italic>\n                    oxidase subunit 1 gene. Data on the size and distribution of the donkey population and the potential impact of infection with AHSV on donkeys within the United Kingdom are scarce. This study demonstrates that large populations of\n                    <jats:italic>Culicoides<\/jats:italic>\n                    can exist near these hosts and that they regularly take blood meals from them. 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