{"id":4168,"date":"2015-07-13T12:54:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T17:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=4168"},"modified":"2015-07-13T12:54:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T17:54:25","slug":"reminder-for-mushroom-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/reminder-for-mushroom-hunters\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder for mushroom hunters <img src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/canada_flag_icon_small.gif\">"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4169\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/amanita-bisporigera-1024x699.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4169\" class=\"wp-image-4169\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/amanita-bisporigera-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Specimens of Amanita bisporigera, the species the subject of the study mistakenly ingested, at varying stages of maturity (bar = 5 cm). (Photo credit: C. Stein et al., CMAJ)\" width=\"439\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/amanita-bisporigera-1024x699.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/amanita-bisporigera-1024x699-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Specimens of Amanita bisporigera, the species the subject of the study mistakenly ingested, at varying stages of maturity (bar = 5 cm). (Photo credit: C. Stein et al., CMAJ)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Distinguishing poisonous mushrooms from edible varieties can be tricky as they can look so similar that even experts are challenged. A case reported in this week\u2019s CMAJ reminds that \u201cpatients should be counselled that poisonous and edible mushrooms can be very similar in appearance and that wild mushrooms of uncertain identity should not be eaten.<\/p>\n<p>This information is especially important for immigrants who might mistake local poisonous mushrooms for familiar edible species from their native land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/content\/early\/2015\/07\/13\/cmaj.150080\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Original research paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0published in the <em>CMAJ <\/em>on\u00a0<strong>July 13<\/strong><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_453723367\"><span class=\"aQJ\"><strong>, 2015<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Names and affiliations of selected\u00a0authors<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Adina Weinerman, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Distinguishing poisonous mushrooms from edible varieties can be tricky as they can look so similar that even experts are challenged. A case reported in this week\u2019s CMAJ reminds that \u201cpatients should be counselled that poisonous and edible mushrooms can be very similar in appearance and that wild mushrooms of uncertain identity should not be eaten. 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