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Three Remain in ICU After Wild Plant Mistaken for Kale at Rural Lunch in Patrocínio

Local authorities track the cases pending lab identification of the toxic species involved.

Overview

  • Four adults fell ill immediately after eating the foraged leaves, and three suffered cardiorespiratory arrest that was reversed by firefighters and SAMU.
  • The patients are a 37-year-old woman and men aged 49, 60 and 67, and one 67-year-old was discharged on Thursday.
  • A 2-year-old who did not ingest the plant was admitted for observation and remains under monitoring.
  • Samples from the meal, including material recovered from the woman's dental arch, were sent to the state lab Funed for confirmation of the plant.
  • Coverage differs on whether the plant was Nicotiana glauca or Solanum mauritianum, and municipal health teams continue ICU care and surveillance.