Man loses job after falling ill from cyclosporiasis

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Aug. 6, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 6, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/08/06/cyclospora-man-loses-job-cyclosporiasis-legal-action-jefferson-park

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It had been years since Edgar Mercado had eaten at a Taco Bell restaurant. But early last month, his 14-year-old son wanted some, so he took him to the one near Belmont and Milwaukee avenues. “We ate there. A couple of days later, I got sick. My stomach was in pain, like somebody hit me with a hoc...