CDC Recommendations for Lead Poisoning Prevention in Newly Arrived Refugee Children (May 2005)
All refugee children ages 6 months through 16 years should receive an initial venous blood lead test within the first 30 days of arrival and a follow-up test 3-6 months after the initial screen. Please refer to the HEALTH's Refugee Lead Screening Guidelines.

CDC Recommendations for presumptive treatment of schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis among the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan
Sudanese and Somali Bantu refugees who do not have evidence of pre-departure treatment should receive presumptive treatment for schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis upon arrival in the United States.

CDC Recommendations for presumptive treatment of schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis among the Somali Bantu refugees
Sudanese and Somali Bantu refugees who do not have evidence of pre-daparture treatment should receive presumptive treatment for schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis upon arrival in the United States.

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