Mushrooms sicken 35, kill 3 in California. Are Washington residents at risk?

'Largest outbreak that we've seen in California': Death cap mushrooms linked to deaths, hospitalizations

An exceptionally wet December has contributed to an abundance of death cap mushrooms, or Amanita phalloides, on the Central Coast and Northern California, causing what officials describe as an unprecedented outbreak of severe illness and death among people who consume…

'Largest outbreak that we've seen in California.' Death cap mushrooms linked to deaths, hospitalizations

California officials are warning Northern and Central Coast residents against foraging for mushrooms amid an outbreak of mushroom poisoning.

3 dead after foraging poisonous mushrooms in California: photos

Toxic death cap mushrooms are being blamed for 3 deaths in California.

3 dead, dozens sickened after eating death cap mushrooms

Health officials in California have issued a warning: not to forage for and eat death cap mushrooms after three people have died and dozens of others have gotten sick.

3 dead, dozens sick in California mushroom poisoning outbreak

Three people have died and dozens have become ill in a toxic mushroom outbreak in California.

In California, a 'super bloom' of death caps sparks mushroom poisoning outbreak

This winter, California is seeing the largest outbreak of mushroom poisonings in at least the past three decades. In a typical year, there are five; this year, there have been 35.