These wild mushrooms have sickened Californians. Here's how to forage safely.
Death cap mushrooms are proliferating in California and have caused multiple illnesses and at least one death; wild foraging carries serious liver-damage risk.
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Foraged mushrooms have caused 21 amatoxin poisonings in California, including one death and at least one liver transplant, residents urged to avoid eating wild fungi.
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Death cap mushroom amatoxin poisoning has killed one and caused severe liver damage in multiple California patients; avoid foraging wild mushrooms during high-risk season.
Dangerous wild mushrooms are poisoning people in this Calif. county
Poisonous wild mushrooms, including death cap and death angel, are causing increased hospitalizations; avoid foraging unless expertly trained and seek immediate medical help if eaten.
