Eleven dead and hundreds poisoned from eating wild mushrooms in Iran after heavy rains caused bumper growth in toxic fungi

More than 800 people have been poisoned and at least 11 people have died after eating toxic wild mushrooms in western parts of Iran.

Mushroom poisoning has no effective medical treatment and many victims may need liver transplantation, according to Iran's Tasnim News Agency.

These poisonous wild mushroom have grown rapidly in mountainous areas following unprecedented spring showers in the past month, the report added.

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Amanita phalloides, or death cap, grows in many forest areas in Iran. More than 800 people have been poisoned and at least 11 people have died after eating wild mushrooms in west Iran

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