Medical Surveillance Monthly Report

Click on the icon to open, download and save the latest issue of MSMRThe October 2025 MSMR presents five full reports, starting with an update on measles, mumps, rubella and varicella among service members and other Military Health System beneficiaries, 2019 to 2024; followed by a report on seasonal influenza hospitalization incidence rates among active component service members, 2010 to 2024; accompanied by a report on the association between body mass index, physical fitness and COVID-19 hospitalization among active duty male U.S. soldiers, May 2020 to November 2021; complemented by a report on adverse pregnancy outcomes in female service members after COVID-19 infection or vaccination, 2021 to 2023; with a report on strategies for forecasting long COVID in the U.S. active component; and concludes with the monthly summary of the most frequent reportable medical events within the MHS.

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 September 2025 issue presents 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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Oct 1, 2025

MSMR Vol. 32 No. 10 - October 2025

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The October 2025 MSMR presents five full reports: measles, mumps, rubella and varicella within the Military Health System; seasonal influenza hospitalization among service members; BMI, physical fitness, and COVID-19 hospitalization in the Army; adverse pregnancy outcomes in female service members after COVID-19 infection or vaccination; long COVID ...

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Sep 1, 2025

Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries among non-service member beneficiaries of the Military Health System, 2024

This report presents an updated summary of the health care burdens documented in 2024 among non-service member beneficiaries of the Military Health System, which provides comprehensive health care to a diverse and heterogeneous population of family members and military retirees from all branches of military service.

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Sep 1, 2025

Morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries among deployed active and reserve component service members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2024

This report focuses on service member health care encounters during deployment to two theaters of operations, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), where the largest concentrations of service members are deployed without access to fixed medical facilities.