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Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World 1979-2009

This data provides information on the primary refugee arrivals to Minnesota from 1979 to 2009, categorized by region of origin. It includes statistics on health screenings, infections, and diseases among the refugee population.

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Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World 1979-2009

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  1. Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World 1979-2009 *First resettled in Minnesota Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

  2. Primary Refugee Arrival, Minnesota, 2005-2009 Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

  3. 2009 Primary Refugee Arrival To Minnesota (N=1,265) Lakeof theWoods Kittson Roseau Koochiching Marshall St. Louis Beltrami Pennington Polk Cook ClearWater Red Lake Lake Itasca Mahnomen Norman Hubbard Cass Becker Clay Aitkin Number of Refugees Arrival By Initial County Of Resettlement Wadena Crow Wing Carlton Ottertail Wilkin Pine Todd MilleLacs Kanabec 0 Grant Douglas Morrison 1- 10 Benton Stevens Pope Stearns Traverse Isanti Big Stone 11 - 30 Sherburne Chisago Swift Kandiyohi Anoka 31 - 50 71 Wash-ing-ton Meeker Wright Ram- sey Hennepin Chippewa Hennepin 51 - 100 Lac Qui Parle McLeod Carver Renville 201 - 300 Scott Yellow Medicine Dakota Sibley Lincoln Lyon Redwood 601 - 800 Le Sueur Rice Goodhue Nicollet 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, 2009 N = 1,265 “Other” includes Benin, Bolivia, Cameroon, China (incl. Tibet), Congo (DR), Congo (Rep), Cuba, Djibouti, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Laos (Lao and Hmong), Mali, Nepal, Thailand, Togo, Vietnam and Zimbabwe “Former Soviet Union (FSU) Republics” include Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

  5. Primary Refugee Arrivals Screened in Minnesota 2000-2009 *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, 2009 N=96 *Ineligible for the refugee health assessment Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

  7. Primary Refugee Screenings by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2009 *Percent screened among the eligible Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

  8. Refugee Screening Rates by Exam Type Minnesota, 2009 1,169/1,200 1,130/1,169 1,140/1,169 1,015/1,169 167/172 432/1,169 41/1,169 Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

  9. Health Status of New Refugees, Minnesota, 2009 Health status upon arrival No (%) of refugees No (%) with infection screened among screened TB (latent or active)* 1,130 (97%) 336 (30%) Hepatitis B infection** 1,140 (98%) 62 (5%) Parasitic Infection*** 1,015 (87%) 273 (27%) Sexually Transmitted 432 (37%) 10 (2%) Infections(STIs)**** Malaria Infection 41 (1%) 0 (0%) Lead***** 167 (97%) 1 (<1%) Total screened: N=1,169 (97% of 1,200 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=172 screened) Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

  10. Tuberculosis (Latent or Active) Infection* Among Refugees By Region Of Origin, Minnesota, 2009 N=1,130 screened 336/1,130 150/355 144/555 16/109 26/111 *Diagnosis of Latent TB infection (N=332) or Suspect/Active TB disease (N=4) Screening results not available for Latin America/Caribbean refugees due to loss to follow-up (N=14) Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

  11. Hepatitis B infection Among Refugees by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2009 N=1,140 screened 62/1,140 15/359 42/557 0/111 5/113 Screening results not available for Latin America/Caribbean refugees due to loss to follow-up (N=14) Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

  12. Intestinal Parasitic Infection* Among Refugees by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2009 N=1,015 screened 273/1,015 66/298 184/530 14/90 9/97 *At least one type of pathogenic intestinal parasite Screening results not available for Latin America/Caribbean refugees due to loss to follow-up (N=14) * At least one stool parasite found (including nonpathogenic) Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

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