11 fall sick after consuming wild mushroom

Bhadrapur (Jhapa): Eleven members of the same family have taken ill after consuming wild mushrooms in Jhapa.

The family of Tej Bahadur Khawas from Buttabari in Barhadashi Rural Municipality-2 consumed a curry made of wild mushrooms this morning. The mushroom was collected from a nearby jungle. Information officer at District Police Office, Khagendra Bahadur Khadka, the ill are Kamalamaya Khawas, 50, Dilli Khawas, 31, Anita Khawas, 20 and eight other children.

They have been referred to the Damak-based Children’s Hospital for further treatment. According to him, all of them are out of risk.

Meanwhile, the number of people falling ill due to ‘food poisoning’ after attending a wedding reception has reached 93 in Chitwan. Recently, they attended a marriage party at the Chautari Party Palace in Dharmachowk, Bharatpur Metropolis-4, Chitwan.

Among them, 50 are being treated at various hospitals: Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan Medical College and College of Medical Sciences, Civil Hospital Kathmandu, and Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH).

The ill ones have the symptoms of high blood pressure, severe fever and loose bowel. The matter is being investigated.

RSS