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The Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published continually since 1995, is a peer-reviewed journal of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division. The MSMR publishes monthly reports describing the incidence, distribution, impact, or trends of illness and injuries among members of the United States Armed Forces and other beneficiaries of the Military Health System. The most widely read issue each year focuses on the annual absolute and relative morbidity burden attributable to various illness and injuries among service members and beneficiaries, which appears in two issues, June and July, annually.
The August 2024 issue of MSMR is now available.
Articles from each issue of the MSMR are accessed by scrolling to the You Also May Be Interested In... section of this page. A printable PDF of the most recent issue of the MSMR can be downloaded here.
The MSMR is always seeking high quality, relevant submissions for publication. Prospective authors are welcome to review instructions and submit manuscripts within the aims and scope of the journal. Inquiries regarding content or material to be considered for publication should be directed to the MSMR Editor.
Here, you can download the current and past issues of the MSMR. Inquiries regarding content or material to be considered for publication should be directed to the MSMR Editor.
Citing the MSMR
When citing MSMR articles, please use the following formats:
Author Names Listed with the Article
Collier DA, Bayles MK, Barrett, JP. Acute gastroenteritis outbreak at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, DC, January 2011. MSMR. 2011;18(6):11-14.
No Author Name Listed (April 2007 to current)
Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. Mental disorders and mental health problems, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2000 – December 2009. MSMR. 2010;17(11):6-13.
No Author Name Listed (Before April 2007)
Army Medical Surveillance Activity. Overhydration and hyponatremia among active-duty soldiers, 1997-1999. MSMR. 2000;6(3):9-11.
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This annual summary article uses several health care burden measures to quantify the impacts in 2023 of various illnesses and injuries among members of the active component of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Jun 1, 2024
This report documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and characteristics of ambulatory health care visits in 2023 of active component members of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2023.
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Jun 1, 2024
This report documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and distributions of hospitalization among active component members of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2023.
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Jun 1, 2024
This report summarizes incidence rates and trends of sexually transmitted infections from 2015 through 2023 among active component service members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Jun 1, 2024
This annual summary article uses several health care burden measures to quantify the impacts in 2023 of various illnesses and injuries among members of the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Jun 1, 2024
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This 508-compliant PDF of the June 2024 issue of MSMR comprises the first part of the annual burden of morbidity issue, featuring an overview of absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries among U.S. active component service members in 2023; with reports on both hospitalizations and ambulatory care visits ...
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May 1, 2024
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The May 2024 MSMR features a report on mortality surveillance of active duty U.S. soldiers from 2014 to 2019; followed by three related reports on respiratory investigations, surveillance and forecasting, on: an outbreak of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Health Service Education and Training Center, September–October ...
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May 1, 2024
This retrospective analysis describes active duty U.S. Army soldiers who died from 2014 to 2019, utilizing administrative data sources to calculate mortality rates, assess trends by category of death, and identify leading causes of death within subpopulations.
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May 1, 2024
This report summarizes the results and lessons from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Integrated Biosurveillance forecasts for the 2022-2023 respiratory illness forecasting season.
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May 1, 2024
This report presents the incidence of infections and genetic characteristics of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 among Military Health System beneficiaries during the 2021-2022 surveillance season.
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May 1, 2024
This report describes an investigation of a respiratory outbreak at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Health Service Education and Training Center by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences and Armed Forces of the Philippines Collaborative Molecular Laboratory, demonstrating a common source ...
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May 1, 2024
MSMR annually publishes an update on the incidence of malaria among U.S. service members.
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May 1, 2024
MSMR publishes a monthly reportable medical event update for the active component and Military Health System beneficiaries.
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Apr 1, 2024
Since 2001, MSMR has published regular reports on the incidence of heat illness among U.S. active component service members. This annual update presents summaries of heat stroke and heat exhaustion case counts, incidence rates, and locations from 2019 through 2023.
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Apr 1, 2024
This report summarizes heat stroke and heat exhaustion case counts, incidence rates, and locations among U.S. active component service members from 2019 through 2023.
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Last Updated: August 29, 2024