Poisoning cases mushroom in Czech Republic

Three times more Czechs have been poisoned this year from mushroom picking compared with last year. So far 52 instances of poisoning have been reported by hospitals, half of the cases concerned children. The sharp rise is explained by the drought conditions over the same period last year resulting in a mushroom scarcity and the fact that many varieties of poisonous mushrooms appeared to have prospered so far this year.

Author: Chris Johnstone