Death toll from toxic dog meat dish in Cambodia rises to 5

Two more Cambodian villagers died after consuming a toxic dog meat delicacy in eastern Kratie province, bringing the number of the dead to five, a local official confirmed on Tuesday.

"Two more men were pronounced dead at the provincial referral hospital Monday night, bringing the death toll from eating poisoned dog meat dish to five," Kong Kimny, governor of Snuol district, where the incident took place, told Xinhua.

A 76-year-old man, his daughter-in-law and their female neighbor died Sunday morning, hours after they ate the toxic dog meat delicacy, said Kimny, adding that the old man bought the contaminated carcass from the market to cook for food.

A total of 36 other villagers fell ill after they attended the funeral of the three deceased and ate the leftover dog meat delicacy.

"They did not know that the trio died of eating the contaminated dog meat, so they also ate the meat and subsequently fell ill hours later," he said.

"As of Tuesday morning, all, but eight, of the sick people have recovered and left the hospital."

The victims had the symptoms of fatigue, dizziness, and nausea.