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Medical Surveillance Monthly Report

Click on the icon to open, download and save the latest issue of MSMRThe Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published continually since 1995, is a peer-reviewed journal of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division. 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. Each year, MSMR publishes dual issues on the annual absolute and relative morbidity burden attributable to various illness and injuries among service members and beneficiaries, in June and July

The March 2025 issue of MSMR is now available.  

Articles from each issue of MSMR are accessed by scrolling to the You Also May Be Interested In... section of this page.  

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.

Download the MSMR

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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Mar 1, 2025

Correlation Between Mean Temperature and Incidence of Tick-borne Diseases Among Active Duty Service Members in the Contiguous U.S., 2000–2023

This study identifies the incidence of the two tick-borne diseases, Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, that are most frequently diagnosed within the Military Health System among active component U.S. service members and evaluates the correlation between temperature and incidence of each tick-borne disease.

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Mar 1, 2025

Non-Medical Risk Factors Influencing Health and Association with Suicidal Ideation or Attempt, U.S. Active Component, 2018–2022

This study reports the prevalence of non-medical risk factors, also known as social determinants of health, among active component U.S. service members and assesses the relationship between these factors and suicide ideation or attempts between 2018 and 2022. This study documents, for the first time, the frequency of diagnosis for non-medical risk ...

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Feb 1, 2025

Development of a New Fleet Disease and Injury Surveillance Capability Using ESSENCE

This report details the steps taken to develop a timely, accurate, and comprehensive Navy fleet disease and injury surveillance capability, utilizing ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics), including the successes and challenges that will guide further refinement and expansion of this tool.

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Feb 1, 2025

Surveillance Snapshot: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Incidence in Active Component U.S. Service Members, 2017–2023

This analysis utilizes an updated case definition for non-Hodgkin lymphoma developed by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, based on consultation with subject matter experts and previous literature, to establish non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence within the U.S. Armed Forces active component, from 2017 through 2023.

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Feb 1, 2025

External Cause Coding of Injury Encounters in the Military Health System Among Active Component U.S. Service Members, 2016–2019

Knowledge of injury causes is essential for prevention. This article describes causes of injury for all U.S. service members, from 2016 through 2019, and identifies variations in injury cause coding over time, and by branch of military service, type of health care visit and facility, and diagnosis category.

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Jan 1, 2025

Use of Positive Predictive Value to Evaluate the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Brain Cancer Incidence Rules, Active Component Department of the Air Force Pediatric Dependent Population, January 1, 2010–December 31, 2020

This study applied the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) case definition for the identification of malignant brain tumors among U.S. active service members to the dependent pediatric population of the active component of the U.S. Air Force, to determine the positive predictive value of this case definition for a pediatric population.

Last Updated: March 28, 2025
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