*2.1. Outbreak Investigation Team*

This outbreak investigation and management was coordinated by the LMPHU, internally comprising a team of medical leads, communicable disease team leaders, public health officers, an epidemiologist, and an infection prevention control (IPC) consultant and support from the Department of Health Infection Prevention Control Advice and Response (IPCAR) team. To overcome hurdles in testing, PCR testing was outsourced to a local pathology provider and tertiary hospital, and linked into cultural support and language translation support services. Data collected were managed through the Victorian Government Department of Health Transmission and Response Epidemiology Victorian (TREVI) system [12].
