Urinary stones can decrease operational effectiveness (e.g., lost duty days, medical evacuation) and may be precipitated by environmental stressors common to military training and operational settings.

This case definition was developed by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) for the purpose of epidemiological surveillance of appendicitis and appendectomies among the active and reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces.1 The burden of appendicitis on the Military Health System is significant. Between 2002 and 2011 there were 31,610 ...

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) complicates up to 5% of all pregnancies in the United States. GDM is defined as carbohydrate intolerance first recognized during pregnancy.

Amputations are designated by AFHSC as a condition of “special surveillance interest” due to their association with combat operations, primarily in Afghanistan and Iraq. Improvements in force protection equipment, medical evacuation procedures, and life saving medical care, have resulted in many severely injured service members, who may have died in ...

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is a non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease characterized by destruction of cartilage and remodeling of bone at the joints. OA

This case definition was developed by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB) for the purpose of epidemiological surveillance of iron deficiency anemia not related to pregnancy.

AFHSB designated deep vein thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism conditions of “special surveillance interest” due to their association with severe injury and prolonged travel in confined spaces during medical evacuations.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a pathologic condition involving compression of the median nerve as it passes through the wrist.

This case definition was developed in June of 2001 by a working group from the Army Medical Surveillance Activity (AMSA), now the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, in collaboration with representatives from the Injury Prevention Program at the Army Institute of Public Health (AIPH), formerly the US Army Center for Health Promotion and ...

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is clinically characterized by acute, progressive, and generally ascending muscle weakness, loss of deep tendon reflexes, and paralysis.

Heterotopic Ossification (HO) has emerged as a frequent and concerning clinical and rehabilitation problem among service members with severe traumatic injuries sustained in Iraq and Afghanistan. AFHSC designated HO as a deployment-related condition of special surveillance interest because of its incidence among service members wounded in Iraq and ...

Salmonella is a group of gram-negative bacteria that can infect both animal and human hosts

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted viral diseases in the United States.

This case definition was developed by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) for the purpose of epidemiological surveillance of acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

Typhoid fever is a severe and occasionally life-threatening febrile illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi.