Monsoon brings mushroom poisoning among the poor

Dozens die every year in Nepal after eating wild mushrooms. Experts say deaths are preventable through awareness and action.

A few days ago, two girls aged 22 and 17 from a village in ward 5 of Mangsebung Rural Municipality in Ilam district died after eating wild mushrooms. Another man from the same area was hospitalised after consuming mushrooms collected from a nearby jungle.