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6 die in hospital after eating mushroom dish

Six members of the same family died after eating a dish of noodles and mushrooms, a hospital in east China鈥檚 Zhejiang Province said yesterday. The Wushan Village residents began vomiting after the meal on July 2 and were rushed to hospital.

The family 鈥 a couple in their 70s, their son and two daughters, and a 26-year-old grandson 鈥 died between July 7 and Wednesday this week. The mushrooms were identified as Amanita verna, commonly known as the 鈥渇ool鈥檚 mushroom鈥 or 鈥渄estroying angel,鈥 a highly poisonous fungus that can cause liver failure.


 

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