1. Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World 1979-2008
DOS regions are: Africa, East Asia, Near East/South Asia, Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union, Latin America
- FSU: “Former Soviet Union”
- Southeast Asia included East Asian and Near East/South Asia
- The “other” category includes a handful of Latin American and/or Middle Eastern refugees.
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
*First resettled in Minnesota

2. Primary Refugee Arrival, Minnesota, 2004-2008
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

3. 2008 Primary Refugee Arrival To Minnesota (N=1,205)
Kittson
Roseau
Lake of the Woods
Koochiching
Marshall
Beltrami
St. Louis
Polk
Pennington
Cook
Red Lake
Clear Water
Lake
Itasca
Norman
Mahnomen
Hubbard
Cass
Clay
Becker
Aitkin
Number of Refugees Arrival By Initial County Of Resettlement
Wadena
Crow Wing
Carlton
Wilkin
Ottertail
Pine
Todd
Mille Lacs
Kanabec
Grant
Douglas
Morrison
Benton
1- 10
Traverse
Stevens
Pope
Stearns
Isanti
Big Stone
Sherburne
Chisago
Swift
Kandiyohi
Anoka 71
Meeker
Wright
Wash- ing- ton
Ram- sey
Chippewa
Hennepin
Hennepin
Lac Qui Parle
Renville
McLeod
Carver
Yellow Medicine
Scott
Dakota
Sibley
Lincoln
Lyon
Redwood
Le Sueur
Rice
Nicollet
Goodhue
Wabasha
Brown
Pipestone
Murray
Cottonwood
Watonwan
Blue Earth
Waseca
Steele
Dodge
Olmsted
Winona
Rock
Nobles
Jackson
Martin
Faribault
Freeborn
Mower
Fillmore
Houston

4. Primary Refugee Arrivals, Minnesota, 2008
“Other” includes Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, China (incl. Tibet), Colombia, Congo (DR), Cuba, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Jordan, Kenya, Laos (Hmong), Palestine/West Bank, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Vietnam and Zimbabwe
“Former Soviet Union (FSU) Republics” include Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

5. Primary Refugee Arrivals Screened in Minnesota 1999-2008
*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

6. Primary Refugees Lost to Follow-up Minnesota, 2008
*Ineligible for the refugee health assessment
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

7. Primary Refugee Screenings by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2008
World Region
Total arrivals
Ineligible for Screening
Number
Screened (%*)
E.Asia/SE Asia
726 6
720 (100)
Sub-Saharan Africa
351 20
318 (96)
North Africa/
Middle East 76 8
67 (99)
Eastern/Western Europe 45 2
43 (100)
Latin America/
Caribbean 7 1
4 (67)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
*Percent screened among the eligible

8. Refugee Screening Rates by Exam Type Minnesota, 2008
1,152/1,168
1,142/1,152
1,139/1,152
1,032/1,152
117/127
832/1,152
17/1,152
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

9. Health Status of New Refugees, Minnesota, 2008
Health status upon arrival No (%) of refugees No (%) with infection
screened among screened
TB (latent or active)* ,142 (99%) (30%)
Hepatitis B infection** ,139 (99%) (9%)
Parasitic Infection*** ,032 (90%) (16%)
Sexually Transmitted (72%) (1%)
Infections(STIs)****
Malaria Infection (1%) (0%)
Lead***** (92%) (3%)
Total screened: N=1,152 (99% of the 1,168 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
*****Children <6 year old (N=127 screened)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

10. Tuberculosis (Latent or Active) Infection
Tuberculosis (Latent or Active) Infection* Rate Among Refugees By Region Of Origin, Minnesota, 2008
N=1,142 screened
340/1,142
142/315
175/718
9/63
13/42
*Diagnosis of Latent TB infection (N=335) or Suspect/Active TB disease (N=5)
Latin America/Caribbean not listed due to small number of screened refugees (4)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

11. Hepatitis B infection Rate Among Refugees by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2008
N=1,139 screened
97/1,139
19/316
78/718
0/64
0/37
Latin America/Caribbean not listed due to small number of screened refugees (4)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

12. Intestinal Parasitic Infection
Intestinal Parasitic Infection* Rates Among Refugees by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2008
N=1,032 screened
166/1,032
58/267
96/685
9/61
1/18
*At least one type of pathogenic intestinal parasite
Latin America/Caribbean not listed due to small number of screened refugees (4)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
* At least one stool parasite found (including nonpathogenic)