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PRO/EDR> Mushroom poisoning – USA: (CA)

Poisoning -- United StatesDeath cap mushrooms foraged in Northern California have severely poisoned 14 people in the past few months, 3 so seriously that they needed liver transplants. One victim is a toddler who will have "permanent neurological impairment," according to a medical report.The high number of poisonings has alarmed officials. The mushrooms, often mistaken for a benign variety, have flourished this year [2017] in heavy rains. Mushroom experts 1st noticed a particularly large bloom of Read more [...]