US EditionHealth Alert over Deadly Mushroom
- In New South Wales last year, 23 individuals were admitted to hospital after consuming toxic mushrooms, among them two children younger than five years old.
- The rise in poisonings followed the detection and ongoing two-year surveillance of deadly death cap mushrooms spreading in Sydney, Southern Highlands and southern NSW.
- Health authorities and experts warn that identifying edible wild mushrooms is extremely difficult and cooking does not remove their toxicity.
- The NSW Poisons Information Centre reported 363 calls for mushroom exposures in 2024, a 26 per cent increase from 2023, and advised immediate medical contact even if symptoms are delayed.
- Authorities urge residents not to forage wild mushrooms, especially keeping children safe by removing mushrooms from yards and watching them outdoors near large trees where mushrooms may grow.
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