We would absolutely not take the MMR,” the mother of a six-year-old who died from complications stemming from the measles, told an interviewer.

As measles cases in West Texas are still on the rise two months after the outbreak began, local public health officials say they expect the virus to keep spreading for at least several more months and that the official case number is likely an undercount.

Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Parents of Texas child who died from measles urge no vaccinationsThe parents of an unvaccinated