Surveillance snapshot: Illness and injury burdens, recruit trainees, U.S. Armed Forces, 2021
U.S. Marines wait for instruction from their Senior Drill Instructor after concluding a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, on March 11, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Ralph)
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MSMR November 2023 volume 30 issue 11
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Continuous surveillance is essential to prevent cold weather injuries and mitigate their adverse impacts on military operations.
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Common respiratory viruses are associated with substantial morbidity within the MHS.
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Reportable Medical Events are documented in the Disease Reporting System internet by health care providers and public health officials throughout the MHS.
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Nov 1, 2023
The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends influenza vaccination for all health care personnel, including MHS staff, to protect both themselves and their patients.
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This report describes recent frequencies and rates of clinically-diagnosed sunburn among active component service members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Oct 1, 2023
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The October 2023 Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR) provides a review of the incidence of colorectal cancer among active component service members from 2010 to 2022; followed by a study of force protection risks in AFRICOM, INDOPACOM, and SOUTHCOM due to rapid diagnostic test failures for P. falciparum malaria from 2016 to 2022; then an update ...
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The emergence of mutant P. falciparum parasites in many malaria-endemic areas has led to false-negative results in all HRP2-detecting rapid diagnostic tests, undermining their critical utility, especially in deployment settings.
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Oct 1, 2023
Complete and timely reporting of notifiable medical conditions among the Department of Defense (DOD) beneficiary population is important for the control of communicable and preventable diseases and injuries.
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Oct 1, 2023
Reportable Medical Events are documented in the Disease Reporting System internet by health care providers and public health officials throughout the Military Health System.
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Oct 1, 2023
This report describes the incidence rate of colorectal cancer among active component U.S. military service members between 2010 and 2022.
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The September 2023 MSMR provides the annual update of routine screening for antibodies to HIV among the active and reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces; followed by a serological survey of Ross River virus (RRV) infection among U.S. Marine expeditionary forces who train in Australia; followed by a Surveillance Snapshot of the 10 leading ...
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This report provides an update through June 2023 of routine screening results for antibodies to HIV among members of the U.S. military. From January 2018 through June 2023, approximately 7 million U.S. military service members (active component, reserve component, and national guard) were tested for HIV antibodies; 1,502 were identified as HIV ...
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Reportable Medical Events are documented in the Disease Reporting System internet by Military Health System providers and public health officials to monitor, control, and prevent the occurrence and spread of diseases of public health interest or readiness importance.
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This Surveillance Snapshot presents the incidence of the 10 leading cancers among active component service members of the U.S. Armed Forces diagnosed from January 2018 through December 2022.
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