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SA Health warning about eating mushrooms

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With wet and cold weather increasing across the Hills, SA Health is warning people against picking and eating wild mushrooms.

The Health Department’s scientific services branch director, David Simon, said some mushrooms may look tempting, but ingesting them could cause serious illness or death.

“Symptoms of mushroom poisoning include violent stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, wh...


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