Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World 1979-2007

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

800019

79

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Nu

mb

er o

f ar

riva

ls

Southeast Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Europe FSU Other

Primary* Refugee Arrivals Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World MN by Region of World 1979-20071979-2007

Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of HealthRefugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health *First resettled in Minnesota

Primary Refugee Arrival, Minnesota, 2003-2007

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Month

Nu

mb

er

of

Arr

iva

ls

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

Lake

Cook

0

Le Sueur

RiceGoodhue

NoblesRock Jackson Martin Faribault Freeborn Mower Fillmore Houston

WinonaOlmstedDodgeSteeleWasecaBlue EarthWatonwanCottonwoodMurrayPipestone

Nicollet

Wabasha

DakotaScott

Wash-ing-ton

Chisago

Isanti

Brown

Sibley

Carver

Hennepin

WrightMeeker

Kandiyohi

Renville

Redwood

Sherburne

LyonLincoln

Yellow Medicine

Lac Qui Parle

Swift

Big Stone

PopeStevensTraverse

Chippewa

StearnsBenton

Carlton

Pine

Kanabec

MilleLacs

Aitkin

Crow Wing

Morrison

CassHubbard

Wadena

Todd

DouglasGrant

OttertailWilkin

BeckerClay

ClearWater

MahnomenNorman

Red Lake

PenningtonPolk

Beltrami

Marshall

Itasca

Koochiching

Lakeof theWoods

RoseauKittson

St. Louis

McLeod

71Anoka

Hennepin

Number of Refugees Arrival By Initial County Of Resettlement

2-251- 10

21 - 40

41 - 100

101 - 200

901 - 1000

1001 - 1500

2007 Primary Refugee Arrival 2007 Primary Refugee Arrival To Minnesota (N=2,867) To Minnesota (N=2,867)

Ram sey

Primary Refugee Arrivals, Minnesota, 2007

Other

4%

Somalia

40%

Burma

21%

Liberia

13%

Ethiopia

13%

FSU

6%

Laos/Hmong

2%

Cameroon

1%Somalia

Burma

Liberia

Ethiopia

FSU

Laos/Hmong

Cameroon

Other

N=2,867

“Other” includes Afghanistan, Chad, China (incl. Tibet), DR Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, France, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda and Vietnam.

Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health


Primary Refugee Arrivals Screened in Minnesota 1997-2007

18631721

1448

39173666

2710

40113689

31582793

25352296

1032963

890

24032242

2118

73517009

6801

53245105

4990

5356

48934710

28672740

2691

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Nu

mb

er o

f A

rriv

als

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Arrivals Eligible for Screening Screened

*Ineligible if moved out of state/unknown destination, unable to locate or died before screening

Primary Refugees Lost to Follow-up Minnesota, 2007

8%

5% 5%

2%1%

51%

18%

10%

Moved Out of State* Unable To Locate*Contact Failed Screened Elsewhere, No ResultsMissed Appointment Refused ScreeningMoved to Unknown Destination* Data Not Returned


N=176

*Ineligible for the refugee health assessment

Primary Refugee Screenings by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2007

World Region Total arrivals Ineligible for Screening

Number

Screened (%*)

Sub-Saharan Africa

1,981 97 1,850 (98)

E.Asia/SE Asia 705 26 673 (99)

Eastern/Western Europe

168 1 159 (95)

Latin America/

Caribbean13 4 9 (90)

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

Refugee Screening Rates by Exam Type Minnesota, 2007

1%

77%

92%

93%

99%

98%

98%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Malaria

STIs

Lead (<6 yrs old)

Intestinal Parasites

Hepatitis B

Tuberculosis (TB)

Health Screening Rate


2,643/2,691

2,652/2,691

2,516/2,691

205/223

2,066/2,691

33/2,691

2,691/2,740

Health Status of New Refugees, Minnesota, 2007

Health status upon arrival No (%) of refugees No (%) with infection

screened among screened

TB infection* 2,643 (98%) 1,176 (45%)

Hepatitis B infection** 2,652 (99%) 206 (8%)

Parasitic Infection*** 2,516 (93%) 382 (15%)

Sexually Transmitted 2,066 (77%) 29 (1%)

Infections(STIs)****

Malaria Infection 34 (1%) 1 (3%)

Lead***** 205 (92%) 8 (4%)


Total screened: N=2,691 (98% of the 2,740 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=223 screened)

29%

34%

50%

45%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

44/150

230/670

N=2,643 screened

*Diagnosis of Latent TB infection or Suspect/Active TB disease


Tuberculosis Infection* Rate Among Refugees By Region Of Origin, Minnesota, 2007

902/1,815

1,176/2,643

Hepatitis B infection Rate Among Refugees by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2007

1%

8%

8%

8%

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%

Europe

SE/East Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

Overall Hepatitis BInfection Rate


N=2,652 screened

206/2,652

150/1,820

55/673

1/154

Intestinal Parasitic Infection* Rates Among Refugees by Region of Origin, Minnesota, 2007

2%

15%

16%

15%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

Europe

SE/East Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

Overall ParasiticInfection Rate

* At least one stool parasite found (including nonpathogenic)Refugee Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health

382/2,516

284/1,731

96/652

2/130

* At least one type of pathogenic intestinal parasite

N=2,516 screened

Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World 1979-2007

Documents

Transcript of Primary* Refugee Arrivals to MN by Region of World 1979-2007