With the start of the vacation season, Mazatlán is filling up with local, national, and international tourists looking to enjoy the port’s attractions and the majesty of its beaches, especially now that COFEPRIS has certified them as safe and harmless.
This certification is not just a bureaucratic requirement but adds value to the unusual real estate development happening in the port. In fact, almost 93.8% of the beaches in our country have been declared suitable for swimmers, contrasting with many beaches in our northern neighbors, which face serious pollution problems.
According to U.S. health authorities, more than 120 American beaches have been closed this summer due to enterococcus bacteria, which seriously affect human health, causing urinary, gastrointestinal, meningitis, and heart inflammation (endocarditis) problems that can be fatal if not treated immediately.
This problem has been caused by a combination of droughts and heavy rains, leading to municipal sewer system overflows, causing fecal matter spills into U.S. oceans, lakes, and rivers.
EPA officials said that Enterococcus normally lives in the intestinal tract of warm-blooded animals, including humans, and is an indicator of other toxic diseases that may be present, along with common dangerous bacteria like Salmonella, E. coli, and Vibrio cholera.
Just yesterday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, through its interactive beach water quality dashboard, notified the closure of 33 beaches, lakes, and ponds – including popular tourist destinations – where elevated or harmful levels of bacteria have been detected.
Source: Debate
