Overview

• The poisoning occurred on October 8 at a rural property in Patrocínio during a lunch where a wild plant was cooked as if it were cabbage.
• The victims are a 37-year-old woman and men aged 49, 60 and 67, who developed acute symptoms shortly after eating the dish.
• All four suffered cardiorespiratory arrest that first responders reversed on site before transport to the Santa Casa hospital and the UPA.
• Latest hospital update says the woman and two men remain intubated in serious condition, while the 67-year-old and a 2-year-old who did not ingest the plant were discharged.
• Technical police seized the plant for laboratory analysis, and an expert says Nicotiana glauca contains the alkaloid anabazina, which can cause muscular and respiratory paralysis, with severity influenced by preparation and the difficulty of distinguishing it from cabbage.