Spectrum of Illness in International Migrants Seen at GeoSentinel Clinics in 1997–2009, Part 1: US-Bound Migrants Evaluated by Comprehensive Protocol-Based Health Assessment

Summary: Of 7792 refugees resettled to the US, 44% are infected with tuberculosis (43% LTBI and <1% active); 7% infected with chronic viral hepatitis and 4% with parasitic infections (strongyloides 2%, schistosomes 1%, miscellaneous 1%). No refugees had malaria.