On June 16, Tay Ninh General Hospital admitted three members of the same family after they developed vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea following a meal prepared with mushrooms collected near their home.
According to relatives, the family had gathered about 100 grammes of dark-brown wild mushrooms resembling termite mushrooms and used them in a meal.
About three hours after eating, all three experienced abdominal pain, severe vomiting, diarrhoea, headaches, dizziness and blurred vision and were taken to hospital.
Doctors said the patients remained conscious but showed clear signs of gastrointestinal poisoning.
The symptoms appeared within six hours of consumption, suggesting early-onset mushroom poisoning. Doctors said the patients would still require close monitoring as some toxins can damage the liver, kidneys or nervous system
Tay Ninh General Hospital has recorded eight cases of mushroom-related digestive disorders so far this year, three more than during the same period in 2025.
Health officials said most cases were linked to the consumption of wild mushrooms whose species and origin could not be identified.
Cases typically increase during the rainy season, particularly in May and June, when mushrooms grow rapidly in fields, gardens and forested areas.
Residents were urged not to consume wild mushrooms, as poisonous varieties can be difficult to distinguish from edible ones.
