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Outbreak of mushroom poisoning among Malaysian soldiers in Perak, March 1980

Supramaniam V 1 , Mohanadas R 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Lt Col (Dr) V. Supramaniam, MBBS, DTM&H, DPH, MSPH. Deputy Director of Medical Services (Health) Medical Directorate, Ministry of Defence, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Maj (Dr) R. Mohanadas, MBBS, DIH. Senior Medical Officer, 2 Brigade, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1980 Sep;35(1):28-30.
PMID: 7253994

Abstract

Two outbreaks of mushrooms poisoning involving 3 and 9 soldiers respectively with one death on 9 March 1980 in Perak are described. The symptoms were compatible with muscarine [a neurotoxin] poisoning which was detected in the stomach contents of the dead soldier and the mushrooms consumed by one group.

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