Health of Resettled Iraqi Refugees - San Diego County, California, October 2007-September 2009

In recent years, Iraqi refugees have been resettling in the US in large numbers, with approximately 28,000 arrivals during Oct 2007-Sep 2009. All refugees undergo a required medical examination before departure to the US to prevent importation of communicable diseases, including active tuberculosis (TB), as prescribed by CDC Technical Instructions. To describe the health profile of resettled Iraqi refugees, post-arrival medical assessment data were reviewed for 5,100 Iraqi refugees who underwent full or partial assessments ar the San Diego County refugee health clinic during fiscal year 2008 and 2009. Here, Ramos et al describes prevalences for selected infectious and noninfectious conditions among Iraqi refugees in California, based on data from those assessments. A CDC editorial note is presented.