MP family hospitalised after eating contaminated kodo millet (Bhopal) Times of India December 2, 2024 Three members of a family have fallen ill after having a meal of kodo millet in MP's Rewa district, barely a month after 10 elephants died at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) because they consumed fungus-infected kodo. The patients -- Valmiki Saket and Ramdulari Saket, both aged around 70, and their son Akshaylal, 40 -- were admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Rewa on Saturday after their health deteriorated. They are residents of Mangawan village. Chief medical officer at the hospital, Dr Yatnesh Tripathi, said, "The condition of elderly patients is serious, but their son is in better condition." They ate kodo on Friday night, after which their health started deteriorating, he said. Hospital sources said all three are stable on Sunday, although the elderly continue to be in a serious condition. In late Oct-early Nov, 10 elephants died in quick succession at BTR. The laboratory test reports at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) found that toxins in the samples from the elephants indicated they consumed large quantities of kodo millet, which was infected with a fungus. Govt departments have been trying since then to gauge the extent of spread of fungal infection. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/mp-family-falls-ill-after-consuming-toxic-kodo-millet-linked-to-elephant-deaths/articleshow/115874267.cms