SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Three South Korean men who ate pufferfish in Jeju city have been hospitalised for poisoning. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - Three South Korean men who ate pufferfish in Jeju city have been hospitalised for poisoning.
Two of them, including a 57-year-old man surnamed Kim, are currently warded in intensive care in critical condition, while the third person is reportedly not in a life-threatening state. Toxins in the pufferfish's reproductive system are lethal, and by ingesting just 0.5mg can cause death in adults.
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