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California Department of Public Health

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California’s deadly death cap mushroom outbreak

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Leads statewide response, advisories, and clinician guidance on the mushroom outbreak

From mid-November 2025 through mid-January 2026, California faced an amatoxin poisoning outbreak from foraged wild mushrooms, primarily death caps (Amanita phalloides). The California Poison Control System identified 39 hospitalized cases across Northern and Central California counties including Monterey, San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, and others.

Updated 6 days ago