Poison mushroom outbreak hits exclusive enclave in California Wine Country

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Poison mushroom outbreak hits exclusive enclave in California Wine Country

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New York Post
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Poison mushroom outbreak hits exclusive enclave in California Wine Country
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/14/2026

Poison mushroom outbreak hits exclusive enclave in California Wine Country

An outbreak of poisonous mushrooms that has killed four people and sickened dozens more across California has claimed three more victims in a wealthy wine country community. The three adults had to be hospitalized after picking wild mushrooms in Napa County’s Deer Park, health officials said. None of the victims are.

California’s growing mushroom poisoning outbreak is the biggest-ever in U.S.
NBC News
NBC News
Leaning left
5/15/2026

California’s growing mushroom poisoning outbreak is the biggest-ever in U.S.

California’s monthslong spate of mushroom poisonings , in which four people have died and 43 others hospitalized, has become the largest known outbreak of its kind in U.S. history, experts say. Three cases were reported earlier this week, long after the typical growing season for the mushrooms behind the illnesses.