in April 6, 2013 ~2013 year in May 24th, Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region with the measles virus nucleic acid detection and serological tests confirmed measles outbreak, 91% vilages and towns affected, report suspected measles patients in 91 cases, 3 cases were diagnosed in the field, 64 Local cases, the prevalence of 16.62/10 milion; the onset season concentrated in 4-5 in August, a total of 59 cases (92.19%); 17-43 53 cases (82.81%), 9 cases of children and the folowing August age (14.06%), showing "bidirectional shift" phenomenon. 9 cases of children and the folowing August age had no measles vaccine immunization history, 6 cases of measles vaccine immunization history, 49 cases of measles vaccine immunization history is unknown; 35 cases (54.69%) in the pathogenesis of preclinical 7-21 day hospital exposure history. The measles outbreak comes suddenly, to adult, has obvious hospital exposure history, affecting a wide range, high impact, the test for eliminating measles.