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‘False Kale’ Poisonings in Minas Gerais: ICU Patient Improves as Santa Vitória Confirms Seven Cases

Health officials urge immediate medical care due to the lack of any home antidote for Nicotiana glauca.

Overview

  • A 60-year-old man in Patrocínio was extubated, is conscious and oriented, and remains under intensive care, according to the municipal health authority.
  • Of the other family members, a 64-year-old patient is stable in a ward and a 67-year-old was discharged, while 37-year-old Claviana Nunes da Silva died earlier this week.
  • Santa Vitória recorded seven intoxications, including four in one family, with local officials reporting that all were treated and are recovering.
  • Municipal leaders in Santa Vitória urged residents to remove the toxic plant, and a patient there sought help in the street after developing symptoms at home.
  • Authorities sent plant material to the state laboratory Funed for analysis, as specialists note the anabasine in Nicotiana glauca can cause severe neuro-respiratory effects and severity can vary with preparation.