Kien Giang: Many people were poisoned, suspected of eating strange mushrooms

NDO - About 10 people in Phu Quoc city, Kien Giang province were hospitalized due to suspected eating strange mushrooms they picked themselves, of which 3 cases had to be transferred to provincial hospitals for further treatment.

On April 26, Phu Quoc City Medical Center, Kien Giang Province, said that 3 of the many patients suspected of being poisoned by eating strange mushrooms have been transferred to Kien Giang Provincial General Hospital for further treatment.

Previously, on April 25, Phu Quoc City Medical Center received more than 10 cases of suspected mushroom poisoning, most of which were families who ate a type of mushroom called chicken egg mushroom, picked by the patients themselves.

Patients were hospitalized with symptoms of headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, impaired consciousness, and some fell into coma.

According to Dr. Vo Thanh Dung, Deputy Director of Phu Quoc City Medical Center, the unit is currently directing functional departments to conduct epidemiological investigations to identify hospitalized patients suspected of being poisoned by eating mushrooms.

According to initial information, most of the patients came from the mainland to Phu Quoc and were renting rooms in Cua Duong and Bai Thom communes. The patients said that they may have been poisoned by eating chicken egg mushrooms.

Among the hospitalized patients, 3 showed signs of serious illness and were transferred to Kien Giang General Hospital for further treatment. Most of the remaining patients are continuing treatment at Phu Quoc City Medical Center.

Currently, in Phu Quoc city, it has started to rain, some wild mushrooms are growing. Normally, people go into the forest to pick Melaleuca mushrooms and other edible mushrooms to process food and sell.

However, Phu Quoc City Medical Center recommends that people should not pick wild mushrooms for use, because besides some edible mushrooms, there are still wild, poisonous mushrooms that look similar to familiar mushrooms.

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