Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World
1979-2006
8000
Number of arrivals
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Refugee
Health
Program,
Minnesota
Department
of Healthof
Refugee
Health
Program,
Minnesota
Department
Health
Eastern Europe
FSU
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
Other
*First resettled in Minnesota
Primary Refugee Arrival, Minnesota, 2003-2006
2000
Number of Arrivals
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month
2003
2004
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
2005
2006
Kittson
2006 Primary Refugee Arrival To
Minnesota (N=5,354)
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
1- 10
2-25
Benton
Traverse
Stearns
Isanti
Big Stone
Sherburne
Swift
Kandiyohi
Chisago
11 - 50
Washing-
51 - 100
Anoka
Meeker
71
Wright
Chippewa
Hennepin
Hennepin
Lac Qui Parle
McLeod
Renville
Ram ton
sey
101 - 200
Carver
Scott
Yellow Medicine
Dakota
Sibley
Lincoln
Lyon
Redwood
Le
Sueur
Nicollet
Rice
201 - 400
Goodhue
Wabasha
401 - 1000
Brown
Pipestone
Murray
Cottonwood
Rock
Nobles
Jackson
Watonwan
Blue Earth
Waseca
Steele
Dodge
Olmsted
Winona
3001 - 3100
Martin
Faribault
Freeborn
Mower
Fillmore
Houston
Primary Refugee Arrivals, Minnesota, 2006
Hmong
Burma
4%
3%
FSU
2%
Liberia
Other
7%
6%
Ethiopia
9%
Somalia
Somalia
Ethiopia
Liberia
Hmong
Burma
FSU
Other
N=5,354
69%
““Other” includes Cambodia, Cameroon, China (also Tibet), Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea, Iran, Kenya, Nepal,
Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Primary Refugee Arrivals Screened in Minnesota
1997-2006
8000
7352
7010
6801
7000
Number of Arrivals
6000
5323
5354
5100
4968
4895
4698
5000
3925
4013
3674
3691
4000
3154
3000
2000
2795
2536
2294
2704
1454
1365
1013
1863
1721
1448
2401
2240
2115
1033
964
890
1000
0
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Arrivals
Eligible for Screening
2002
2003
2004
Screened
*Ineligible if moved out of state/unknown destination, unable to locate or died before screening
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
2005
2006
Primary Refugees Lost to Follow-up
Minnesota, 2006
4%
4%
3%
8%
2%
13%
48%
N=656
18%
Moved Out of State*
Screened Elsewhere, No Results
Missed Appointment
Refused Screening
*Ineligible for the refugee health assessment
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Unable To Locate*
Contact Failed
Moved to Unknown Destination*
Data Not Returned
Primary Refugee Screenings by
Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2006
World Region
Total arrivals
Ineligible for
Screening
Number
Screened (%*)
Sub-Saharan
Africa
4,762
441
4,148 (96)
E.Asia/SE Asia
469
11
456 (100)
Eastern Europe
112
1
89 (80)
Latin America/
Caribbean
9
6
3 (100)
North Africa/
Middle East
2
-
2 (100)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
*Percent screened among the eligible
Refugee Screening Rates by Exam Type
Minnesota, 2006
96%
Health Screening Rate
Tuberculosis (TB)
92%
Hepatitis B
91%
Lead (<6 yrs old)
91%
STIs
0%
4,344/4,698
97%
Intestinal Parasites
Malaria
4,698/4,895
82%
3%
4,570/4,698
4,292/4,698
297/328
3,830/4,698
148/4,698
10%
20%
30%
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Health Status of New Refugees, Minnesota, 2006
Health status upon arrival
No (%) of refugees
screened
No (%) with infection
among screened
TB (latent or active)*
4,344 (92%)
1,990 (46%)
Hep B infection**
4,570 (97%)
397 (9%)
Parasitic Infection***
4,292 (91%)
684 (16%)
Sexually Transmitted
3,830 (82%)
75 (2%)
Infections(STIs)****
Malaria Infection
148 (3%)
Lead*****
297 (91%)
1 (<1%)
14 (5%)
Total screened: N=4,698 (96% of the 4,895 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 intestinal parasite infection
**** Positive for at least one STI
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
*****Children <6 year old (N=328)
Tuberculosis (Latent or Active) Infection* Rate
Among Refugees By Region Of Origin,
Minnesota, 2006
N=4,344 screened
Overall TB Infection Rate
46%
Europe
50%
Sub-Saharan Africa
SE/East Asia
0%
1,990/4,344
42/84
49%
21%
1,855/3,824
92/431
10%
*Diagnosis of Latent TB infection or Suspect/Active TB disease
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Hepatitis B infection Rate Among Refugees
by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2006
N=4,570 screened
Overall Hepatitis B
Infection Rate
9%
9%
Sub-Saharan Africa
8%
SE/East Asia
Eastern Europe
0%
6%
397/4,570
355/4,033
37/448
5/84
3%
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
6%
9%
12%
15%
Intestinal Parasitic Infection* Rates Among Refugees
by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2006
N=4,292 screened
Overall Parasitic
Infection Rate
16% 684/4,292
22%
SE/East Asia
15% 589/3,801
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Europe
0%
92/423
5%
3/65
5%
10%
* At least one type of parasite
Refugee
Health
Minnesota
Department
of nonpathogenic)
Health
* At least
one Program,
stool parasite
found
(including
15%
20%
25%