The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases cases related to the practice of gastronomic tourism in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, on the Mexican Pacifi c coast, in a 60 months period of analysis spanning the years 2014-2018. A total of 39 patient clinical records in a health private institution as analysed, 32% are national tourists and 68% international; 71% of the cases were female and 29% male. Of the cases reported in this work, the patients with hypertension were the most vulnerable group. A total 84.6% of the patients were diagnosed with acute infectious gastroenteritis, 5% gastroenterocolitis, 2.6% with intestinal amoebiasis, typhoid fever, rotavirus and food poisoning, respectively. Regarding signs and symptoms, 100% had diarrhoea, 33% dehydration, 41% nausea, 37.5% vomiting, 46% abdominal pain, 20% presented fever. In the coproparasitological ex...

The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases cases related to the practice of gastronomic tourism in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, on the Mexican Pacifi c coast, in a 60 months period of analysis spanning the years 2014-2018. A total of 39 patient clinical records in a health private institution as analysed, 32% are national tourists and 68% international; 71% of the cases were female and 29% male. Of the cases reported in this work, the patients with hypertension were the most vulnerable group. A total 84.6% of the patients were diagnosed with acute infectious gastroenteritis, 5% gastroenterocolitis, 2.6% with intestinal amoebiasis, typhoid fever, rotavirus and food poisoning, respectively. Regarding signs and symptoms, 100% had diarrhoea, 33% dehydration, 41% nausea, 37.5% vomiting, 46% abdominal pain, 20% presented fever. In the coproparasitological ex...