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fromSFGATE
1 week ago

California reports largest outbreak of deadly mushroom poisoning

The California Department of Public Health reported 35 people between the ages of 19 months and 67 years have been sickened in the outbreak since November. That number is far higher than the average number of mushroom poisonings in California, which is around five per year. Three adult deaths in the state have been linked to ingesting poisonous mushrooms, and another three people have undergone liver transplants.
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fromInsideHook
1 month ago

California Issues Mushroom Foraging Warning

Amatoxin poisoning from foraged wild mushrooms, including death caps, caused severe liver damage and at least one death in California; officials advise stopping foraging.
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fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

What public health experts want you to know about the severe mpox strain appearing in the U.S.

A more severe Clade I mpox strain is circulating locally in Southern California with hospitalizations and no travel link, exposing public-health system weaknesses.
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