Medical Surveillance Monthly Report

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The Medical Surveillance Monthly Report—or MSMR—published continually since 1995, is the peer-reviewed journal of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division. For more than 30 years, MSMR has transformed complex military health data into credible, actionable information for clinicians, commanders, public health professionals, and policy-makers. MSMR publishes monthly reports describing the incidence, distribution, impact, or trends of illness and injuries among members of the U.S. Armed Forces and other beneficiaries of the Military Health System.

The October 2026 issue of MSMR  presents two full reports, including a case study, in addition to one brief report and a Surveillance Snapshot. The issue features a study of flea-borne typhus fever in the U.S. military; followed by a case report of a delayed onset Plasmodium vivax malaria infection after exposure near the Demilitarized Zone in the Republic of Korea: with brief report of 2025-2026 influenza season vaccine effectiveness estimates against outpatient cases among U.S. active component service members; complemented by a Surveillance Snapshot on the challenges of statistical power in high coverage populations when assessing influenza vaccine effectiveness trends among U.S. active component service members; and concludes with a quarterly report of the most frequent reportable medical events within the Military Health System.

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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.

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July 1, 2026

Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries among active component members of the U.S. Coast Guard, 2025

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Thieme, U.S. Coast Guard East: A U.S. Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth transits near the Port of Virginia. This work must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright

This annual summary quantifies the impacts of various illnesses and injuries among members of the active component of the U.S. Coast Guard in 2025, employing the same disease classification system and morbidity burden measures as in the general active component burden analysis report.

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July 1, 2026

Morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries among deployed active and reserve component members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2025

Photo by U.S. Central Command Public Affairs: U.S. sailors observe flight quarters on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103). This work must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright

This annual summary utilizes data from the Theater Medical Data Store (TMDS) to document service member health care encounters during deployments to four theaters of operation, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command, where large concentrations of U.S. service members are deployed without access to ...