14 Aug 2023

Mushroom poisoning - what to do?

From Nights, 10:25 pm on 14 August 2023

Across the Tasman, the small community of Leongatha in Victoria is still reeling after a suspected mushroom poisoning led to three deaths. Death cap mushrooms, or Amanita phalloides, are thought to be the cause of the poisoning. So how can you tell if you've been poisoned by a mushroom and what should you do. To help answer that, Nights resident toxicologist Leo Schep joins the show.