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Primary* Refugee Arrivals Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of MN by Region of World World
1979-20101979-2010
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of HealthRefugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health *First resettled in Minnesota
Primary Refugee Arrival, Minnesota, 2006-2010
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Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Lake
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NoblesRock Jackson Martin Faribault Freeborn Mower Fillmore Houston
WinonaOlmstedDodgeSteeleWasecaBlue EarthWatonwanCottonwood
MurrayPipestone
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DakotaScott
Wash-ing-ton
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Renville
Redwood
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LyonLincoln
Yellow Medicine
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Big Stone
PopeStevensTraverse
Chippewa
StearnsBenton
Carlton
Pine
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Aitkin
Crow Wing
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CassHubbard
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BeckerClay
ClearWater
MahnomenNorman
Red Lake
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Beltrami
Marshall
Itasca
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Lakeof theWoods
RoseauKittson
St. Louis
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71Anoka
Hennepin
Number of Refugees Arrival By Initial County Of Resettlement
2010 Primary Refugee Arrival To Minnesota
(N=2,320)
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1,001 – 2,000
Primary Refugee Arrivals, Minnesota, 2010
Congo, DR
1%Other
6%
Eritrea
2%
FSU
2%Laos/Hmong
2%
Ethiopia
4%
Bhutan
8%
Iraq
10%
Somalia
29%
Burma
36%
N = 2,320
“Other” includes Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cameroon, China (incl. Tibet), Colombia, Cuba, Guinea, Haiti, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Togo.
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
“Former Soviet Union (FSU) Republics” include Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Primary Refugee Arrivals Screened Minnesota, 2001-2010
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1032963
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2118
73517009
6801
53265108
4990
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4710
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Arrivals Eligible for Screening Screened
91%
92%
94%
97% 98% 98%
98%
99% 97%
99%
*Ineligible if moved out of state or to an unknown destination, unable to locate or died before screening
Primary Refugees Lost to Follow-up Minnesota, 2010
5%1% 10% 2%
39%
36%
7%
Unable To Locate due to Address* Moved Out of State*
Screened Elsewhere, No Results Never Arrived*
Contact Failed Refused Screening
Missed Appointment Died*
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
N=100
*Ineligible for the refugee health assessment
Primary Refugee Screenings by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2010
World Region Total arrivalsIneligible for
ScreeningNumber
Screened (%*)
E.Asia/SE Asia 1,082 23 1,059 (100)
Sub-Saharan Africa 921 42 866 (99)
North Africa/
Middle East235 4 230 (100)
Eastern Europe 39 0 33 (85)
Latin America/
Caribbean43 10 32 (97)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health *Percent screened among the eligible
Refugee Screening Rates by Exam Type Minnesota, 2010
11%
81%
91%
96%
98%
97%
99%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Malaria
STIs*
Lead (<17 yrs old)
Intestinal Parasites
Hepatitis B
Tuberculosis (TB)
Health Screening Rate
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
2,161/2,220
2,185/2,220
2,129/2,220
890/974
1,794/2,220
237/2,220
2,220/2,241
*Screened for at least one type of STI
Health Status of New Refugees, Minnesota, 2010
Health status upon arrival No (%) of refugees No (%) with infection
screened among screened
TB infection* 2,161 (97%) 607 (28%)
Hepatitis B infection** 2,185 (98%) 114 (5%)
Parasitic Infection*** 2,129 (96%) 471 (22%)
Sexually Transmitted 1,794 (81%) 28 (2%)
Infections(STIs)****
Malaria Infection 237 (11%) 0 (0%)
Lead***** 890 (91%) 16 (2%)
Hemoglobin Deficiency 2,175 (98%) 443 (20%)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Total screened: N=2,220 (99% of 2,241 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 <17 year old (N=974 screened)
39%
15%
16%
21%
40%
28%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Europe
North Africa/Middle East
Latin America/Caribbean
SE/East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Overall TB Infection
13/33
221/1,046
N=2,161 screened
*Diagnosis of Latent TB infection (N=605) or Suspect/Active TB disease (N=2)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Tuberculosis Infection* Among Refugees By Region Of Origin, Minnesota, 2010
335/833
607/2,161
34/224
4/25
Hepatitis B infection Among Refugees by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2010
0%
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7%
4%
5%
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%
Europe
North Africa/Middle East
Latin America/Caribbean
SE/East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Overall Hepatitis BInfection Rate
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
N=2,185 screened
114/2,185
37/853
76/1,045
0/32
0/227
1/28
Intestinal Parasitic Infection* Among Refugees by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2010
9%
16%
47%
26%
18%
22%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Europe
North Africa/Middle East
LatinAmerica/Caribbean
SE/East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Overall ParasiticInfection Rate
* At least one stool parasite found (including nonpathogenic)Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
471/2,129
150/827
270/1,033
3/33
*At least one type of pathogenic intestinal parasite
N=2,129 screened
15/32
33/204