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Seven people in California were hospitalized last weekend after consuming wild white cap mushrooms

Monterey County officials are warning people about the risks of wild mushrooms, some of which are native to California for most of the year

Some of the seven patients are still hospitalized as of Dec. 3, and may require liver transplants

California officials are warning people about wild mushrooms after a series of hospitalizations.

KSBW , a local news outlet covering California’s Monterey County, reported that seven people in the area were hospitalized this weekend after ingesting wild white cap mushrooms on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Salinas Valley Health, one of the hospitals that treated some affected patients, confirmed the incident in a Facebook post on the same day.

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