Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World
1979-2004
8000
Number of arrivals
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Refugee
Health
Program,
Minnesota
Department
of Healthof
Refugee
Health
Program,
Minnesota
Department
Health
Eastern Europe
FSU
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
1979
0
Other
*First resettled in Minnesota
Primary Refugee Arrival, Minnesota, 2001-2004
2000
1800
Number of Arrivals
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month
2001
2002
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
2003
2004
Primary Refugee Arrivals, Minnesota, 2004
Liberia
6%
FSU
4%
Ethiopia
9%
Burma
3%
Other
3%
Hmong
Somalia
Ethiopia
Liberia
FSU
Burma
Other
Somalia
32%
Hmong
43%
N=7345
“Other” includes Cameroon, China (also Tibet), Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, Guatemala, Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Kenya,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Vietnam and Yemen
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Kittson
2004 Primary Refugee Arrival To
Minnesota (N=7345)
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
Crow Wing
Wadena
Carlton
Ottertail
Wilkin
Number of Refugees Arrival By
Initial County Of Resettlement
Pine
Todd
Mille
Lacs
Grant
Douglas
Stevens
Pope
Kanabec
0
Morrison
2-25
1- 25
Benton
Traverse
Stearns
Isanti
Big Stone
Sherburne
Swift
26 - 50
Chisago
Anoka
Kandiyohi
Meeker
71
Wright
Chippewa
Hennepin
Hennepin
Lac Qui Parle
McLeod
Renville
WashingRam- ton
sey
51 - 100
101 - 500
Carver
Scott
Yellow Medicine
Dakota
Sibley
Lincoln
Lyon
Redwood
Le
Sueur
Nicollet
Rice
501 - 2000
Goodhue
Wabasha
2001 - 3000
Brown
Pipestone
Murray
Cottonwood
Rock
Nobles
Jackson
Watonwan
Blue Earth
Waseca
Steele
Dodge
Olmsted
Winona
3001 - 4000
Martin
Faribault
Freeborn
Mower
Fillmore
Houston
Primary Refugee Arrivals Screened in Minnesota
1995-2004
8000
7345
7005
6771
7000
Number of Arrivals
6000
5000
4013
3925
3691
3674
3154
4000
3000
2000
2704
2456
2148
2148
1927
1620
1316
1454
1365
2795
2536
2294
1863
1721
1448
2401
2240
2115
1033
964
890
1013
1000
0
1995
1996
1997
Arrivals
1998
1999
2000
Eligible for Screening
2001
2002
Screened
*Ineligible if moved out of state/unknown destination, unable to locate or died before screening
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
2003
2004
Primary Refugees Lost to Follow-up
Minnesota, 2004
3%
3%
12%
3%
7%
36%
9%
N=574
27%
Unable To Locate
Refused Screening
Missed Appt
Contact Failed
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Moved Out Of State
Screened elsewhere, no results
Moved to Unknown Destination
Data not returned
Primary Refugee Screenings by
Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2004
World Region
Total arrivals
Ineligible for
Screening
Number
Screened (%*)
Sub-Saharan
Africa
3583
304
3124 (95)
E.Asia/SE Asia
3457
24
3365 (98)
Eastern Europe
293
5
277 (96)
Latin America/
Caribbean
4
4
-
North Africa/
Middle East
8
3
5 (100)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
*Percent screened among the eligible
Refugee Screening Rates by Exam Type
Minnesota, 2004
97%
Health Screening Rate
TB Infection
98%
Hepatitis B
96%
Intestinal Parasites
93%
Lead (<6 yrs old)
STIs
82%
64%
Malaria 6%
0%
10%
20%
30%
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Health Status of New Refugees, Minnesota, 2004
Health status upon arrival
No (%) of refugees
screened
No(%) with infection
among screened
TB (latent or active)*
6656 (98%)
2252 (34%)
Hep B infection**
6518 (96%)
607 (9%)
Parasitic Infection***
6283 (93%)
1084 (17%)
Sexually Transmitted
4352 (64%)
82 (2%)
Malaria Infection
388 (6%)
4 (1%)
Lead
807 (82%)
17 (2%)
Infections(STIs)****
Total screened: N=6771 (97% of the 7005 eligible refugees)
* Persons with >= 10mm induration from Tuberculin Skin Test
** Positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAG)
*** Positive for at least one intestinal parasite infection
**** Positive for at least one STI
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Tuberculosis (Latent or Active) Infection* Rate
Among Refugees By Region Of Origin,
Minnesota, 2004
N=6656 screened
Overall TB Infection Rate
34%
2252/6656
Sub-Saharan Africa
55%
Europe
36%
1684/3071
96/265
SE/East Asia 14% 471/3316
0%
10%
*Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) >=10mm induration
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Hepatitis B infection Rate Among Refugees
by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2004
N=6518 screened
Overall Hep B Infection
Rate
9%
11%
SE/East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
607/6518
8%
348/3212
253/3044
Eastern Europe 2% 6/257
0%
3%
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
6%
9%
12%
15%
Intestinal Parasitic Infection* Rates Among Refugees
by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2004
N=6283 screened
Overall Parasitic
Infection Rate
720/3125
24%
SE/East Asia
12%
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Europe
1084/6283
17%
6%
0%
348/2899
16/256
5%
10%
15%
* At least one type of parasite
Refugee
Health
Minnesota
Department
of nonpathogenic)
Health
* At least
one Program,
stool parasite
found
(including
20%
25%
30%