Public health practitioners should be aware of the risk of CA-MRSA outbreaks in contexts with prolonged, close physical contact, such as play activities and contact sport.
The article recommends continued proper use of PPE and testing of workers at outbreak sites with a risk of animal-human transmission to mitigate pandemic risk of influenza A(H5N1).
This outbreak required coordinated international control activities and highlights the need for preparedness protocols for expedition and cruise vessels.