A child from Kokal, Madanpokhara, Tansen Municipality-8, who fell ill after consuming wild poisonous mushrooms, has died. 8-year-old Anup Rana, who was undergoing treatment at Lumbini Medical College, died on Saturday night during treatment. Local health departments have informed that 13 people who consumed mushrooms in Palpa are being treated at various hospitals.

Four people have been treated at Mission Hospital in Palpa, seven at Lumbini Medical College, and two at Bharatpur Medical College. Three people from a family living in Bhaluvan, Tansen Municipality-4, and Tansen Municipality-11 are being treated at Mission Hospital. Out of the four people who fell ill, one, a four-year-old boy named Loksana Kunwar, has returned home after treatment.

Tansen Municipality Health Branch Chief Jhabindra Neupane said that 12-year-old Kristina Kunwar, 24-year-old Sirjana Kunwar, and 32-year-old Parbati Kunwar are being treated at Mission Hospital after falling ill after eating mushrooms. They have been undergoing treatment since Wednesday. All of them belong to the same family. Yanumaya Jargha, 50, of Rambha Rural Municipality-5, Tahun Khalkun is being treated at Mission Hospital. The hospital has stated that her condition is improving. She and three others fell ill after eating mushrooms brought from the forest on June 15 and were sent to Mission Hospital in Tansen for treatment after receiving treatment at the Primary Health Center in Tahun.

Two more people from Tahun Khalkun have died. Police have stated that Binimaya Kamu Magar, 66, and Balkumari Khamcha, 37, have died. Both died during treatment at the Mission Hospital in Tansen. The hospital said that Kamumagar died on the 4th and Khamcha on the 5th.

According to the Tansen Municipality Health Branch, 59-year-old Netra Bahadur Rana, 47-year-old Bhimisara Rana, 48-year-old Mankumari Rana, 47-year-old Dhanisara Rana, 32-year-old Narayan Rana, 32-year-old Elisa Rana, and 38-year-old Deepak Bik of Kokal, Madanpokhara, Tansen Municipality-8 fell ill after eating wild mushrooms. According to Chandratara Basyal, Public Health Inspector of the Tansen Municipality Health Branch, the homes of those who fell ill after consuming mushrooms have been visited and questioned.

They are being treated at Lumbini Medical College. "We have been urged not to eat wild mushrooms," he said, "Even though the condition of other patients is normal now, we have informed them that it can be fatal." Meanwhile, Dhan Bahadur Pariyar, 62, and Urmila Pariyar, 65, of Mityal Bhirpani, Nisdi Rural Municipality-4, are undergoing treatment in the ICU at Chitwan Medical College in Chitwan. They fell ill after eating mushrooms and were taken to Madhyabindu Hospital, Nawalpur for treatment. According to

Health Branch Chief Rem Bahadur Disha Magar, Madhyabindu Hospital referred them and sent them to Chitwan. According to him, they had been living in a cowshed in the valley (towards Arunkhola) despite having a house in Bhirpani. They fell ill after eating a type of mushroom called 'Gwaru Mugan' in Magari language. Health Branch Chief Disha Magar said that such mushrooms are consumed in the village because they look like bunches and are sweet to eat. Four people who fell ill after eating poisonous mushrooms in Kaseni Bhaisikatta, Mathagadhi Rural Municipality-3, Palpa have returned home after treatment, said Madhusudhan Bhattarai, Information Officer of the Health Office, Palpa.

According to Dr. Pujan Shrestha of Tahun Primary Health Center, those who fell ill after consuming mushrooms should be treated in the ICU for 72 hours. But he said that there is a problem of people refusing to go to the hospital. ‘We have asked all health workers who provide health education to remind them not to eat wild mushrooms,’ he said, ‘They eat them repeatedly because they did not do anything when they consumed them once. Even we cannot distinguish between different mushrooms that have different tastes and poisons.’

Most of the symptoms of patients who consume mushrooms are diarrhea and vomiting. He said that the patient dies when the internal organs, including the liver, gradually fail to function. ‘Some patients improve after treatment,’ he said, ‘but the condition of most of them cannot be said.’ That is why the health office and local health branches have conducted an awareness program saying ‘Do not eat wild mushrooms.’ Mission Hospital has urged people not to eat wild mushrooms while spreading messages. The health office has urged all local levels to conduct health education programs. The office has appealed not to eat any wild mushrooms. The health branch has stated that it has conducted awareness programs by reaching schools and communities. Tansen Municipality, Rambha Rural Municipality, and Nisdi Rural Municipality have provided education in schools and have also informed parents. Tansen Municipality Mayor Santosh Lal Shrestha and Deputy Mayor Pratiksha Gaha Sinjali reached Kokal in Madanpokhara and inquired about the condition of the patients. They have reminded people not to eat mushrooms found in the forest in the coming days. Health departments have urged people not to pick, sell, or cook mushrooms.