The other four victims have been named as Simone White, a 28-year-old lawyer from the UK; James Louis Hutson, a 57-year-old American; and Danish citizens Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21.
It is unclear how many people remain ill from the suspected poisoning in Vang Vieng.
News reports say the tourists could have drunk alcohol laced with methanol, a toxic industrial chemical.
The colourless and odourless substance is often used in bootleg alcohol, and medical experts suggest say drinking as little as 25ml of it can be fatal.
The UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has also updated its travel advice to reflect the dangers of methanol poisoning in Laos, warning that the substance has been used in the manufacture of counterfeit replicas of well-known liquor brands.
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