Powassan virus — United States
Tasting the salty hints of summer coming through, JS just had a few more days left of school before classes no longer disrupted her riding schedule. The 11 year old had big plans for her 2 ponies, Land’s End Lady Slipper and Sparkle, that included the Vermont Summer Festival, Lake Placid (New York) and the USEF Pony Finals (Kentucky). [After school on] Mon 20 May [2019] she found her way to CK and CK’s farm.
On Tue 21 May [2019], JS came home from a field trip with a headache and a fever.
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