On July 24, Santa Barbara County reported one isolated case of cyclosporiasis. Health officials have not confirmed whether the case is connected to the multi-state outbreak linked to Taylor Farms, but the symptoms of the persistent stomach illness became very clear to one local resident.
Richelle Boyd, the Santa Barbara Independent’s marketing and events manager, began feeling sick on July 20.
“I started to feel weird on Monday night but still got to work on Tuesday,” Boyd said. “By lunch, I knew something felt off and went home.”…