Four individuals in California have fatally succumbed to poisonous fungi. The victims were poisoned by death caps, which they mistakenly identified as edible varieties.
According to a report from the Associated Press, citing local authorities, at least three further affected individuals required emergency liver transplants. All presented with severe poisoning after consuming the toxic mushrooms, which are currently proliferating throughout the state due to warm and rainy weather conditions.
The California Department of Public Health issued a warning to residents regarding this peril, urging a complete moratorium on mushroom foraging for the current year. Official figures indicate that since mid-November, approximately 30 cases of death cap poisoning have been documented in the state, with many patients admitted to intensive care units suffering from acute liver failure.
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