1. Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World 1979-2005
DOS regions are: Africa, East Asia, Near East/South Asia, Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union, Latin America
For 1999 and 2000:
1. FSU category was added.
2. Southeast Asia included East Asian and Near East/South Asia
3. The “other” category is imperceptible and reflects the handful of Latin American refugees.
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health
*First resettled in Minnesota

2. Primary Refugee Arrival, Minnesota, 2001-2005
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

3. 2005 Primary Refugee Arrival To Minnesota (N=5323)
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
Wadena
Crow Wing
Carlton
Ottertail
Number of Refugees Arrival By Initial County Of Resettlement
Wilkin
Pine
Todd
Mille Lacs
Kanabec
Grant
Douglas
Morrison
2-25
1- 25
Benton
Traverse
Stevens
Pope
Stearns
Isanti
Big Stone
Sherburne
Chisago
Swift
Kandiyohi
Anoka
Meeker
Wright 71
Wash- ing- ton
Chippewa
Hennepin
Hennepin
Ram-
sey
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

5. Primary Refugee Arrivals Screened in Minnesota 1996-2005
Need to update 2004 data for this slide and those that appear next
*Ineligible if moved out of state/unknown destination, unable to locate or died before screening
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

6. Primary Refugees Lost to Follow-up Minnesota, 2005
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

7. 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)
*Percent screened among the eligible
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

8. Refugee Screening Rates by Exam Type Minnesota, 2005
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

9. Health Status of New Refugees, Minnesota, 2005
Health status upon arrival No (%) of refugees No (%) with infection
screened among screened
TB (latent or active)* (98%) (40%)
Hep B infection** (98%) (9%)
Parasitic Infection*** (94%) (15%)
Sexually Transmitted (74%) (2%)
Infections(STIs)****
Malaria Infection (2%) (0%)
Lead***** (86%) (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
*****Children <6 year old (N=567)
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, 2005
N=4888 screened
1944/4888
1470/2875
47/157
443/1852
*Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) >=10mm induration
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

11. Hepatitis B infection Rate Among Refugees by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2005
N=4861 screened
436/4861
174/1856
256/2843
6/158
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

12. Intestinal Parasitic Infection
Intestinal Parasitic Infection* Rates Among Refugees by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2005
N=4693 screened
721/4693
367/1806
349/2748
4/135
* At least one type of parasite
* At least one stool parasite found (including nonpathogenic)
Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health