AMMAN — The Secretary-General of Epidemiological Affairs in the
Ministry of Health Dr. Raed Al-Shboul confirmed that the total number of individuals who
have suffered from toxic wild mushroom poisoning has amounted to 45
individuals. They were rushed to Yarmouk Hospital in Bani Kinanah Province in
Irbid and Al-Balqa, and have now
received treatment and have been discharged,
with the exception of one elderly patient, an 83-year-old, Khaberni reported.
اضافة اعلان
In a live broadcast on the radio program of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, Shboul stated that only 3 percent of the mushrooms in the
region are non-toxic, and the remaining 97 percent are
poisonous and dangerous.
He emphasized the difficulty of distinguishing between toxic and non-toxic
mushrooms, highlighting the need for an agricultural specialist capable of
differentiating between mushroom varieties.
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