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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 October 2024 issue of MSMR is 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.
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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Mar 1, 2023
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March 2023 issue of MSMR, the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
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Mar 1, 2023
Notice of emerging tick-borne pathogen detected in January 2023 by the Vector-Borne Disease Branch of the Defense Center Public Health-Aberdeen.
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Mar 1, 2023
Graph illustrating data on Zika virus infections among service members and their dependents, 2013-2022
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Mar 1, 2023
This annual update provides rates of incidence and infection of STIs among active component U.S. service members.
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Mar 1, 2023
This article provides an annual update of rates and incident infections of malaria species among U.S. service members.
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Mar 1, 2023
Letter to the Editor commenting on November 2022 (volume 29 issue 11) MSMR Brief Report, "Pediatric Vaccine Completion and Compliance Among Infants Born to Active Duty Service Members, 2006-2016"
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Feb 1, 2023
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This issue of the peer-reviewed monthly journal published by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) features the articles: Changing of the Guard: MSMR’s Second Editor-in-Chief Retires; Brief Report: Hospitalizations Among Active Duty Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, Fiscal Year 2021; Historical Perspective: The Critical Role of Disease ...
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Feb 1, 2023
This Historical Perspective discusses catastrophic casualties among U.S. and Japanese forces due to failed supply lines during World War II in the Pacific.
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Feb 1, 2023
Retrospective of Dr. Francis L. O’Donnell’s 11-year tenure as MSMR’s Editor in Chief
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Feb 1, 2023
The new MSMR Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Andrew Wiesen, a retired Army physician, provides his perspective on the importance of the MSMR and his expectations for its future.
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Feb 1, 2023
This brief report presents United States Coast Guard hospitalization data for fiscal year 2021 and examines its data completeness, as annual Department of Defense data have not included Coast Guard data since 2015, and describes differences in utilization.
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Jan 1, 2023
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A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Incidence and management of chronic insomnia, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2012 to 2021; Changes in the prevalence of overweight and obesity and in the incidence of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes ...
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Jan 1, 2023
Trends in the Incidence of Eating Disorders Among Active Component Service Members, 2017 to 2021.
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Jan 1, 2023
Increased Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Incidence of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Active Component Service Members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2018 to 2021.
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Jan 1, 2023
Incidence and Management of Chronic Insomnia, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2012 to 2021.
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Last Updated: October 25, 2024