A teenage girl has died from a suspected meningococcal infection in Hobart.
Antibiotics have been given to a small number of people that were in close contact with the girl, who died on Thursday.
It is the first case of meningococcal in Tasmania this year, the state's health department said in a statement.
Director of Public Health Mark Veitch passed on condolences to the girl's friends and family.
Her death is being investigated by the coroner.
Meningococcal, passed when coughing and sneezing, usually needs close and prolonged contact with a person for it to spread.
There were 16 confirmed cases of the rare disease in Tasmania last year.
