What's Alpha Gal? Conversation & Food!
Schedule
Fri Feb 21 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
609 N Garth Ave, Columbia, MO, United States, Missouri 65203 | Columbia, MO
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You’re invited to our first dinner of 2025: Conversación y Comida or “Conversation & Food” at Centro Latino on Friday, February 21!Health Promotion Topic: Alpha Gal Tick Syndrome
In line with Centro Latino’s Health Promotion priority, we’ve decided to organize a fundraiser dinner to bring awareness of the disease to the general public in Columbia, MO.
In 2023-2024, Missouri was identified as one of the states with the highest number of people testing positive for Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS), an allergic reaction to tick bites. The Lone Star tick is thought to be the primary spreader of AGS in Missouri.
The alpha-gal tick, also known as the lone star tick (Ambylomma americanum), is a vector that transmits a sugar molecule called alpha-gal (galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose). When a person is bitten by an alpha-gal tick, their immune system develops an allergy to alpha-gal, which is present in the meat of most mammals (including beef, pork, lamb, and venison).
This Conversation & Food event will help to inform the general public of the significance of having a vegan kitchen available in town as well as knowledgable individuals who are willing to discuss AGS and its effects on diet and health for Missourians.
Dinner served 6-8pm:
Tamal with rice, beans, and pico de gallo
Place an online order now to reserve your plate: https://centrolatino.missouri.org/product/whats-alpha-gal-conversation-food-2-21-2025/
About Alpha-gal Syndrome by CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/alpha-gal-syndrome/about/index.html
Health Advisory by Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services: https://health.mo.gov/emergencies/ert/alertsadvisories/pdf/advisory051424.pdf
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Where is it happening?
609 N Garth Ave, Columbia, MO, United States, Missouri 65203Event Location & Nearby Stays:
