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The Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published continually since 1995, is a peer-reviewed journal of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division. The 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 most widely read issue each year focuses on the annual absolute and relative morbidity burden attributable to various illness and injuries among service members and beneficiaries, which appears in two issues, June and July, annually. The June 2024 and July 2024 issues are now available.
Articles from each issue of the MSMR are accessed by scrolling to the You Also May Be Interested In... section of this page. A printable PDF of the most recent issue of the MSMR can be downloaded here.
The 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.
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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This report summarizes the nature, numbers, and trends of conditions for which military members were medically evacuated from the U.S. Central Command or Africa Central Command operations in 2023, with historical comparisons to the previous four years.
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This report provides an updated summary of health care burdens among Military Health System beneficiaries including non-service member dependents during 2023.
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Jul 1, 2024
This report estimates illness and injury-related morbidity and health care burden distributions among deployed active and reserve component service members of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2023.
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This is the latest available monthly summary of reportable medical events documented in the Disease Reporting System internet by health care providers and public health officials throughout the Military Health System.
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This Surveillance Snapshot summarizes trends in pharmacy prescriptions ordered from 2014 to 2023 for active component service members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force.
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This Surveillance Snapshot presents two charts that illustrate 2023 data on the illness and injury health care burdens among reserve component members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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This report summarizes incidence rates and trends of sexually transmitted infections from 2015 through 2023 among active component service members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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This annual summary article uses several health care burden measures to quantify the impacts in 2023 of various illnesses and injuries among members of the active component of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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This report documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and characteristics of ambulatory health care visits in 2023 of active component members of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2023.
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This report documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and distributions of hospitalization among active component members of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2023.
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This report summarizes the results and lessons from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Integrated Biosurveillance forecasts for the 2022-2023 respiratory illness forecasting season.
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Last Updated: July 26, 2024