Article Jul 29, 2020 AFHSB tracks bugs worldwide to protect service members The GEIS FVBI program supports vector and vector-borne disease surveillance projects in more than 40 countries around the world. Recommended Content Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Vector-Borne Illnesses
Article Jun 29, 2020 How the military stays ready during disease outbreaks A Q&A with a health surveillance professional at Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch Recommended Content Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division COVID-19
Article Jun 5, 2020 DOD Establishes Collaborative Virus Genetic Sequencing Capability for COVID-19 COVID-19 sequencing process will provide military commanders and other DOD leadership with critical information to guide force health protection decision-making. Recommended Content Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division COVID-19 Global Emerging Infections Surveillance
Policy Dec 11, 2019 Memorandum: Armed Forces Reportable Medical Events Guidelines and Case Definitions Memo .PDF | 312.64 KB The Armed Forces Reportable Medical Events Guidelines and Case Definitions (RME Guidelines) standardize reporting and tracking of disease and other conditions of public health and military importance. Timely reporting permits earlier recognition of public health events and interventions to protect the health of the force. Identification #: N/A Type: Memorandum Recommended Content Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division
Fact Sheet May 12, 2017 The Defense Medical Epidemiology Database System Overview Fact Sheet .PDF | 224.93 KB This fact sheet provides a system overview of the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED). DMED is a web-based tool to remotely query de-identified active component personnel and medical event data contained within the Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS). Learn about the newly released version of DMED and its key features in this document. Recommended Content Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Defense Medical Epidemiology Database
Fact Sheet Mar 30, 2017 Demographic and Military Traits of Service Members Diagnosed as Traumatic Brain Injury Cases .PDF | 283.00 KB This fact sheet provides details on the demographic and military traits of service members diagnosed as traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases during a 16-year surveillance period from 2001 through 2016, a total of 276,858 active component service members received first-time diagnoses of TBI - a structural alteration of the brain or physiological ... Recommended Content Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Fact Sheet Mar 30, 2017 Rhabdomyolysis by Location, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2012-2016 Fact Sheet .PDF | 313.80 KB This fact sheet provides details on Rhabdomyolysis by location for active component, U.S. Armed Forces during a five-year surveillance period from 2012 through 2016. The medical treatment facilities at nine installations diagnosed at least 50 cases each and, together approximately half (49.9%) of all diagnosed cases. Recommended Content Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Fact Sheet Mar 30, 2017 Heat Illnesses by Location, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2012-2016 Fact Sheet .PDF | 267.04 KB This fact sheet provides details on heat illnesses by location during a five-year surveillance period from 2012 through 2016. 11,967 heat-related illnesses were diagnosed at more than 250 military installations and geographic locations worldwide. Three Army Installations accounted for close to one-third of all heat illnesses during the period. Recommended Content Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
Report May 11, 2016 Study Finds Strong Immune Response to HPV Vaccine Among Female Service Members .PDF | 183.92 KB A new study of female service members that examined their immune response to a vaccine to combat the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer showed development of antibodies in 80 to 99 percent of recipients against each of the four strains of the disease. Recommended Content Health Readiness & Combat Support Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Public Health Medical and Dental Preventive Care Fitness Women's Health Cervical Cancer
Report Jan 1, 2016 MSMR Vol. 23 No. 7 - July 2016 .PDF | 1.28 MB A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Increasing severity of traumatic brain injury is associated with an increased risk of subsequent headache or migraine: a retrospective cohort study of U.S. active duty service members, 2006–2015; Use of ... Recommended Content Health Readiness & Combat Support Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Public Health
Report Jan 1, 2016 MSMR Vol. 23 No. 3 - March 2016 .PDF | 1.56 MB A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: The DoD Global, Laboratory-based, Influenza Surveillance Program: summary for the 2013-2014 influenza season; Correlation between antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli infections in hospitalized ... Recommended Content Health Readiness & Combat Support Public Health Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division
Report Jan 1, 2016 MSMR Vol. 23 No. 4 - April 2016 .PDF | 1.56 MB A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2015; Hospitalizations among members of the active component, U.S. Armed Forces, ... Recommended Content Health Readiness & Combat Support Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Public Health
Report Dec 15, 2015 Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center Annual Report .PDF | 23.24 MB In this annual report, you will see that the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center continued to make significant strides in supporting public health surveillance for the Department of Defense to maintain the health and readiness of its forces, and contribute to the global health security of its allies. Recommended Content Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division AFHSD Reports and Publications
Policy Feb 26, 2008 Memorandum: Establishing an Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center .PDF | 212.09 KB Establishing an Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch." In accordance with DoD Directive 5101,1, "DoD Executive Agent" September 3, 2002, this memorandum designates the Secretary of the Army as the DoD Executive Agent for the AFHSB, which includes the Defense Medical Surveillance System and the DoD Serum Repository. . . The DoD EA shall further ... Identification #: N/A Type: Memorandum Recommended Content Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division