Investigation of a wild mushroom poisoning incident
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(1.Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Zhejiang Wenzhou 325000,China;2.Yongjia Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Zhejiang Yongjia 325100,China)

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    Objective To investigate a poisoning caused by wild mushrooms and to identify the toxin in these mushrooms. Methods Epidemiological investigation, blood test and mushroom toxin were analyzed. Results This incident was taken place in one family, and all family members were dead. Multiple organ damage was observed in all patients; amatoxins and virotoxins were detected in both mushrooms and the soup, but were not detected in blood samples because of dialysis. Conclusion The incident was caused by wild mushrooms and public education shoud be strenthened to urge people to avoid eating wild mushrooms and go to the hospital immediately if poisoning takes place.

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WANG Li-li, LIN Dan, GAO Si-hai, DAI Shu-jie, ZHANG Xiu-yao, CAI Yuan-yuan, SHAN Ruo-qing. Investigation of a wild mushroom poisoning incident[J].中国食品卫生杂志,2017,29(4):505-507.

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  • Received:October 13,2016
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  • Online: August 22,2017
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