Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World
1979-2009
8000
Number of arrivals
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
Southeast Asia
Eastern Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Former Soviet Union
Refugee
Health
Program,
Minnesota
Department
of Healthof
Refugee
Health
Program,
Minnesota
Department
Health
North Africa/Middle East
Other
*First resettled in Minnesota
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
0
1979
1000
Primary Refugee Arrival, Minnesota, 2005-2009
1400
Number of Arrivals
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
Month
2005
2006
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
2007
2008
2009
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2009 Primary Refugee Arrival To
Minnesota (N=1,265)
Lake
of the
Woods
Roseau
Koochiching
Marshall
St. Louis
Beltrami
Pennington
Polk
Cook
Clear
Water
Red Lake
Lake
Itasca
Mahnomen
Norman
Hubbard
Cass
Becker
Clay
Aitkin
Wadena
Crow Wing
Number of Refugees Arrival By
Initial County Of Resettlement
Carlton
Ottertail
Wilkin
Pine
Todd
Mille
Lacs
Grant
Douglas
Stevens
Pope
Kanabec
0
Morrison
Benton
Traverse
Stearns
1- 10
Isanti
Big Stone
Sherburne
Swift
Kandiyohi
Chisago
11 - 30
Washing-
31 - 50
Anoka
Meeker
71
Wright
Chippewa
Hennepin
Hennepin
Lac Qui Parle
McLeod
Renville
Ram-ton
sey
51 - 100
Carver
Scott
Yellow Medicine
201 - 300
Dakota
Sibley
Lincoln
Lyon
Redwood
Le
Sueur
Nicollet
Rice
601 - 800
Goodhue
Wabasha
Brown
Pipestone
Murray
Cottonwood
Rock
Nobles
Jackson
Watonwan
Martin
Blue Earth
Faribault
Waseca
Steele
Freeborn
Dodge
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Fillmore
Houston
Primary Refugee Arrivals, Minnesota, 2009
Ethiopia
4%
Eritrea
2%
Bhutan
Liberia
2%
Sudan
2%
Other
8%
8%
Iraq
9%
Burma
FSU
35%
10%
Somalia
20%
N = 1,265
“Other” includes Benin, Bolivia, Cameroon, China (incl. Tibet), Congo (DR), Congo (Rep), Cuba, Djibouti,
Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Laos (Lao and Hmong), Mali, Nepal, Thailand, Togo,
Vietnam and Zimbabwe
“Former Soviet Union (FSU) Republics” include Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Primary Refugee Arrivals Screened in Minnesota
2000-2009
8000
7351
7009
6801
7000
Number of Arrivals
6000
5000
4000
97%
5326
5356
5108
4893
4990
4710
4011
3689
3158
3000
2793
2535
2296
98%
96%
2403
2242
2118
86%
2867
2740
2697
2000
91%
1000
1032
963
890
98%
94%
1265
1205
1167
1200
1169
1152
92%
98%
97%
2008
2009
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
Arrivals
2004
2005
Eligible for Screening
2006
2007
Screened
*Ineligible if moved out of state or to an unknown destination, unable to locate or died before screening
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Primary Refugees Lost to Follow-up
Minnesota, 2009
6%
4%
8%
37%
21%
N=96
24%
Unable To Locate due to Address*
Moved Out of State*
Screened Elsewhere, No Results
Never Arrived*
Contact Failed
Refused Screening
Data Not Returned
*Ineligible for the refugee health assessment
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Died*
Primary Refugee Screenings by
Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2009
World Region
Total arrivals
Ineligible for
Screening
Number
Screened (%*)
E.Asia/SE Asia
583
13
564 (99)
Sub-Saharan Africa
423
41
366 (96)
North Africa/
Middle East
119
5
113 (99)
Eastern Europe
126
0
126 (100)
Latin America/
Caribbean
14
6
0 (0)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
*Percent screened among the eligible
Refugee Screening Rates by Exam Type
Minnesota, 2009
97%
Health Screening Rate
Tuberculosis (TB)
97%
Hepatitis B
98%
Intestinal Parasites
87%
Lead (<6 yrs old)
0%
1,130/1,169
1,140/1,169
1,015/1,169
97% 167/172
STIs
Malaria
1,169/1,200
72%
4%
10%
432/1,169
41/1,169
20%
30%
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Health Status of New Refugees, Minnesota, 2009
Health status upon arrival
No (%) of refugees
screened
No (%) with infection
among screened
TB infection*
1,130 (97%)
336 (30%)
Hepatitis B infection**
1,140 (98%)
62 (5%)
Parasitic Infection***
1,015 (87%)
273 (27%)
Sexually Transmitted
432 (37%)
10 (2%)
Infections(STIs)****
Malaria Infection
Lead*****
41 (1%)
0 (0%)
167 (97%)
1 (<1%)
Total screened: N=1,169 (97% of 1,200 eligible refugees)
* Persons with Latent TB infection or suspect/active TB disease diagnosis
** Positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAG)
*** Positive for at least one pathogenic intestinal parasite infection
**** Positive for at least one STI
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
*****Children <6 year old (N=172 screened)
Tuberculosis Infection* Among Refugees
By Region Of Origin, Minnesota, 2009
N=1,130 screened
Overall TB Infection
30%
Sub-Saharan Africa
42%
SE/East Asia
26%
North Africa /Middle East
15%
Eastern Europe
23%
0%
336/1,130
150/355
144/555
16/109
26/111
10%
20%
*Diagnosis of Latent TB infection (N=332) or Suspect/Active TB disease (N=4)
30%
Screening results not available for Latin America/Caribbean refugees due to loss to follow-up (N=14)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
40%
50%
Hepatitis B infection Among Refugees
by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2009
N=1,140 screened
Overall Hepatitis B
Infection Rate
Sub-Saharan Africa
62/1,140
5%
4%
15/359
8%
SE/East Asia
North Africa/Middle East
Eastern Europe
0%
42/557
0% 0/111
5/113
4%
2%
4%
6%
Screening results not available for Latin America/Caribbean refugees due to loss to follow-up (N=14)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
8%
10%
Intestinal Parasitic Infection* Among Refugees
by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2009
N=1,015 screened
Overall Parasitic
Infection Rate
27%
22%
Sub-Saharan Africa
273/1,015
66/298
SE/East Asia
North Africa/Middle East
Eastern Europe
0%
35%
16%
9%
184/530
14/90
9/97
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
*At least one type of pathogenic intestinal parasite
Screening results not available for Latin America/Caribbean refugees due to loss to follow-up (N=14)
* At least
one Program,
stool parasite
found
(including
Refugee
Health
Minnesota
Department
of nonpathogenic)
Health
30%
35%
40%