在一场与野生蘑菇有关的中毒事件爆发后，加州官员警告觅食者，该事件已导致一名成人死亡，并导致包括儿童在内的多名患者严重肝损伤。
卫生部门周五表示，国家毒物控制系统已经确认了21起鹅膏毒素中毒事件，可能是由死亡的平菇引起的。有毒的野生蘑菇由于它们的外观和味道经常被误认为是可食用的。
加州公共卫生部主任埃里卡·潘在一份声明中说:“死亡帽蘑菇含有潜在的致命毒素，可导致肝功能衰竭。”“因为死亡帽很容易被误认为是可食用的安全蘑菇，我们建议公众在这个高风险季节根本不要搜寻野生蘑菇。”
一名成年人已经死亡，几名患者需要重症监护，包括至少一名可能需要肝移植的患者。
多雨的天气助长了死亡顶蘑菇的生长，官员们警告不要采集任何野生蘑菇，以避免混乱。据加州中部蒙特里县卫生官员称，该县居民在食用了当地公园发现的蘑菇后患病。另一组病例出现在旧金山湾区，但州卫生官员警告说，这种风险无处不在。
据记录，有超过4500例暴露于不明蘑菇的病例美国毒物中心根据他们的国家毒物数据系统年度报告，在2023年。大约一半是儿童，专家警告说，他们可能会在户外玩耍时采摘并食用蘑菇。
加州的毒物控制系统每年都会发现数百起野生蘑菇中毒事件。死亡帽蘑菇和“毁灭天使”蘑菇的外观和味道与食用蘑菇相似，因此专家警告说，蘑菇的颜色不是检测其毒性的可靠方法。生吃还是煮熟吃并不重要。
人们可能会在摄入有毒蘑菇后的24小时内出现胃绞痛、恶心、腹泻或呕吐。尽管胃肠道症状可能会有所改善，但卫生官员警告说，患者仍可能出现严重的并发症，包括肝损伤，这些并发症稍后会出现。
寻求诊断或治疗蘑菇中毒指导的人可以拨打中毒控制热线1-800-222-1222。
California warns against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.
The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said Friday. The toxic wild mushrooms are often mistaken for edible ones because of their appearance and taste.
“Death cap mushrooms contain potentially deadly toxins that can lead to liver failure," Erica Pan, director of the California Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “Because the death cap can easily be mistaken for edible safe mushrooms, we advise the public not to forage for wild mushrooms at all during this high-risk season.”
One adult has died and several patients have required intensive care, including at least one who might need a liver transplant.
Wet weatherfuels the growth of death cap mushrooms, and officials warn against any wild mushroom foraging to avoid confusion. Residents in central California's Monterey County became ill after eating mushrooms found in a local park, according to county health officials. Another cluster of cases were in the San Francisco Bay Area, but state health officials warned that the risk is everywhere.
There were more than 4,500 cases of exposure to unidentified mushrooms logged atAmerica's Poison Centersin 2023, according to their National Poison Data System annual report. Roughly half were in young children, who experts warn may pick and eat a mushroom while playing outside.
California's poison control system sees hundreds of cases of wild mushroom poisonings each year. The death cap mushroom and the “destroying angel” mushroom look and taste similar to edible mushrooms, so experts warn that a mushroom's color is not a reliable way of detecting its toxicity. And whether it is eaten raw or cooked does not matter.
People can have stomach cramping, nausea, diarrhea or vomiting within 24 hours after ingesting a toxic mushroom. Though gastrointestinal symptoms may improve, health officials warn that patients can still develop serious complications, including liver damage, that surface later.
People looking for guidance on diagnosing or treating mushroom poisoning can contact the poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222.
