Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World
1979-2005
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
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
1979
0
Other
*First resettled in Minnesota
Primary Refugee Arrival, Minnesota, 2001-2005
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
2002
2003
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
2004
2005
Kittson
2005 Primary Refugee Arrival To
Minnesota (N=5323)
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 - 1000
Goodhue
Wabasha
1501 - 2000
Brown
Pipestone
Murray
Cottonwood
Rock
Nobles
Jackson
Watonwan
Blue Earth
Waseca
Steele
Dodge
Olmsted
Winona
2001 - 3000
Martin
Faribault
Freeborn
Mower
Fillmore
Houston
Primary Refugee Arrivals, Minnesota, 2005
Liberia
8%
FSU
3%
Burma
3%
Other
4%
Ethiopia
6%
Hmong
Somalia
Ethiopia
Liberia
FSU
Burma
Other
Hmong
32%
Somalia
44%
N=5323
““Other” includes Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China (also Tibet), Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, Guinea, Kenya, Rwanda,
Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Vietnam, Yemen and Zimbabwe
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Primary Refugee Arrivals Screened in Minnesota
1996-2005
8000
7352
7010
6801
7000
Number of Arrivals
6000
5323
5100
4968
5000
3925
3674
4000
4013
3691
3154
3000
2000
2795
2536
2294
2704
2148
1927
1454
1365
1316
1013
1863
1721
1448
2401
2240
2115
1033
964
890
1000
0
1996
1997
1998
Arrivals
1999
2000
2001
Eligible for Screening
2002
2003
Screened
*Ineligible if moved out of state/unknown destination, unable to locate or died before screening
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
2004
2005
Primary Refugees Lost to Follow-up
Minnesota, 2005
5%
1%
3%
4%
20%
22%
4%
N=354
Unable To Locate
Refused Screening
Missed Appointment
Contact Failed
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
41%
Moved Out of State
Screened Elsewhere, No Results
Moved to Unknown Destination
Data Not Returned
Primary Refugee Screenings by
Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2005
World Region
Total arrivals
Ineligible for
Screening
Number
Screened (%*)
Sub-Saharan
Africa
3206
185
2925 (97)
E.Asia/SE Asia
1933
36
1872 (99)
Eastern Europe
178
-
167 (94)
Latin America/
Caribbean
5
2
3 (100)
North Africa/
Middle East
1
-
1 (100)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
*Percent screened among the eligible
Refugee Screening Rates by Exam Type
Minnesota, 2005
97%
Health Screening Rate
Tuberculosis (TB)
98%
Hepatitis B
98%
Intestinal Parasites
94%
Lead (<6 yrs old)
86%
STIs
Malaria
0%
74%
2%
10%
20%
30%
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Health Status of New Refugees, Minnesota, 2005
Health status upon arrival
No (%) of refugees
screened
No (%) with infection
among screened
TB (latent or active)*
4888 (98%)
1962 (40%)
Hep B infection**
4861 (98%)
436 (9%)
Parasitic Infection***
4693 (94%)
721 (15%)
Sexually Transmitted
3635 (74%)
63 (2%)
Infections(STIs)****
Malaria Infection
113 (2%)
Lead*****
488 (86%)
0 (0%)
20 (4%)
Total screened: N=4968 (97% of the 5100 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
*****Children <6 year old (N=567)
Tuberculosis (Latent or Active) Infection* Rate
Among Refugees By Region Of Origin,
Minnesota, 2005
N=4888 screened
Overall TB Infection Rate
40%
1944/4888
Sub-Saharan Africa
51%
Europe
SE/East Asia
30%
24%
0%
1470/2875
47/157
443/1852
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, 2005
N=4861 screened
Overall Hep B Infection
Rate
9%
436/4861
SE/East Asia
9%
174/1856
Sub-Saharan Africa
9%
256/2843
Eastern Europe
0%
4%
6/158
3%
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
6%
9%
12%
15%
Intestinal Parasitic Infection* Rates Among Refugees
by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2005
N=4693 screened
Overall Parasitic
Infection Rate
Eastern Europe 3%
0%
367/1806
20%
SE/East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
721/4693
15%
12%
349/2748
4/135
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%