Two foreign workers from Thailand, both in their 40s, were hospitalized in intensive care after picking and eating a common toxic plant, the tobacco bush, according to reports. They made soup from the plant and suffered acute poisoning. One is in serious condition, sedated and ventilated at Rambam Hospital in Haifa.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today (14:22), two Thai workers were hospitalized after eating a toxic wild plant in northern Israel. This bulletin confirms the same details. The workers, both in their 40s, picked the tobacco bush plant near their residence and made soup from it, leading to acute poisoning. One remains sedated and ventilated at Rambam Hospital in Haifa in serious condition. No further updates on their condition have been reported.
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