Objective  To examine epidemiological characteristics of measles prevalence in Yinzhou district of Tieling municipality and to provide evidences for developing measles prevention and control strategy.

  Methods  Data on measles incidences form 2007 to 2016 in the district were collected via Information Management System for Notable Infectious Disease Registry and Measles Surveillance and then analyzed with descriptive epidemiological methods.

  Results  A total of 161 measles cases were reported and the average annual incidence was 4.42/100 000 in the district during the 10-year period. The highest annual incidence (29.89/100 000) was in the year of 2014, and no case was reported in the year of 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016. More measles incidents were reported from April to June during a year. The majority of the reported cases were children under ages of 15 years, accounting for 80.75 % of all the reported cases; only 9 (5.59 %) of the reported cases were infants less than 8 months old. Among the 152 reported cases aged more than 8 months, 9 (5.92 %) were confirmed with the history of immunization; 15 (9.87 %) had no history of immunization; and 128 (84.21 %) were with unknown history of immunization.

  Conclusion  Planned and supplemental immunization for measles should be strengthened among the children at the appropriate age, especially among migrant children, for the prevention of measles epidemic in the district.