Medical Surveillance Monthly Report

Click on the icon to open, download and save the latest issue of MSMRThe January 2026 issue of MSMR features a full report on Guillain-Barré syndrome among U.S. active component service members; and a report on distinct approaches to racial and ethnic classification to the surveillance of obstetric and neonatal outcomes in the U.S. military; followed by a case report an atypical Ross River virus infection in an Australian Army service member; complemented by Surveillance Snapshot on chikungunya in Military Health System beneficiaries; and concludes with the monthly summary of the most frequent reportable medical events within the Military Health System.

The 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.

The December 2025 issue of MSMR featured the annual updates on cold weather injuries among the active and reserve components as well as mental health disorders among active component service members; the November 2025 issue focused on sexually transmitted infections; the September 2025 issue published annual reports on the burden of morbidity within the Military Health System; the June 2025 issue provides data on heat illnesses and injuries among active component service members during the prior year; the May 2025 issue focused on military women's health and readiness, and the April 2025 30th anniversary issue features a variety of articles on the history of MSMR and U.S. military medical surveillance. 

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Jan. 1, 2026

Case report: An atypical Ross River Virus infection in an Australian Army service member

This case report details the process of differential diagnosis of Ross River virus in an individual diagnosed in Queensland, Australia in 2024. The report demonstrates the need for better clinical awareness among medical care providers for U.S. service members presenting with febrile illness or joint pain following deployment to Australia.

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Jan. 1, 2026

MSMR Vol. 33 No. 1 - January 2026

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The January 2026 MSMR features a full report on Guillain-Barré syndrome among U.S. active component service members, 2014–2022; and a report on distinct approaches to racial and ethnic classification to the surveillance of obstetric and neonatal outcomes in the U.S. military, 2010–2021; followed by a case report an atypical Ross River virus infection ...

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Dec. 1, 2025

Update: Cold weather injuries among the active and reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces, July 2020–June 2025

Since 2004, MSMR has published annual updates on the incidence of cold weather injuries affecting U.S. Armed Forces members for the five most recent cold seasons. This 2025 report discusses the occurrence of frostbite, immersion hand and foot injuries, hypothermia, as well as “other specified and unspecified effects of reduced temperature.”

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Dec. 1, 2025

MSMR Vol. 32 No. 12 - December 2025

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The December 2025 issue of MSMR features four full reports: the annual update on cold weather injuries among the active and reserve components; a report on trends in the prevalence of obesity among U.S. active component service members and civilians; the annual update on diagnoses of mental health disorders among active component service members; a ...