Poisoning -- United States
Death 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 death caps in
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