A third person poisoned after eating toxic death cap mushrooms more than a month ago has been discharged from hospital.
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The poisoning victim, who had been transferred to Sydney for medical treatment, was discharged from hospital about 10 days ago, a spokesman from the Sydney Local Health District said on Wednesday.
Four people – three women and a man – were hospitalised in just one week in April after eating the potentially deadly mushrooms which had been picked in the ACT.
Three of the people were understood to have lived in the same house and eaten the same meal while the fourth case was unrelated.
Two of the people had to be transferred to Sydney for medical treatment after suffering severe liver complications.
While three of the four have been discharged, it is unclear whether the fourth remains in hospital.
Although death cap mushrooms do not tend to grow in winter, ACT Health has issued a fresh warning against picking wild mushrooms.
"It is possible, however, that death cap mushrooms may grow at any time during the year. For this reason, ACT Health advises that wild mushrooms should not be picked or eaten at any time of year," a spokeswoman said.
Authorities warn that as little as a teaspoon of death cap mushroom can kill a person.
The toxic mushrooms are associated with oak trees, common in Canberra.