This marks the third death in the United States this year in patients with measles.
In an update today, the CDC said 93% of the cases are part of six outbreaks.
The person, who is not a resident of New Jersey, potentially exposed fellow travelers.
Ghana reported its first recurrence in many weeks, as cases rise in Tanzania and responders launch a second vaccination round in Uganda.
Outbreak-related cases were reported in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, amid new illnesses from a handful of other states.
In another development today, New Jersey health officials warned of exposures from two infections in unrelated people from outside the state.
The genotype in the Texas outbreak has also been identified in samples from patients in New Mexico and Kansas.
The United States is now approaching 400 measles cases this year.
Other trends included worrisome rises in tuberculosis, measles, and pertussis.
So far 40 people have been hospitalized in the Texas outbreak, and 1 unvaccinated child has died from her infection.
