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Volume 31, Supplement—May 2025
SUPPLEMENT ISSUE
Supplement

SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance from Community-Distributed Rapid Antigen Tests, Wisconsin, USA

Isla E. Emmen, William C. Vuyk, Andrew J. Lail, Sydney Wolf, Eli J. O’Connor, Rhea Dalvie, Maansi Bhasin, Aanya Virdi, Caroline White, Nura R. Hassan, Alex Richardson, Grace VanSleet, Andrea Weiler, Savannah Rounds-Dunn, Kenneth Van Horn, Marc Gartler, Jane Jorgenson, Michael Spelman, Sean Ottosen, Nicholas R. Minor, Nancy Wilson, Thomas C. Friedrich, and David H. O’ConnorComments to Author 
Author affiliation: University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (I.E. Emmen, W.C. Vuyk, A.J. Lail, S. Wolf, E.J. O’Connor, R. Dalvie, M. Bhasin, A. Virdi, C. White, N.R. Hassan, N. Wilson, D.H. O’Connor); Madison West High School, Madison (E.J O’Connor); University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, Madison (A. Richardson, G. VanSleet, A. Weiler, T.C. Friedrich); Public Health Madison Dane County, Madison (S. Rounds-Dunn, K. Van Horn); Madison Public Library, Madison (M. Gartler, J. Jorgensen, M. Spelman, S. Ottosen); University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison (T.C. Friedrich)

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Table 1

Monthly distribution and return of research packages in a study of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance from community-distributed rapid antigen tests, Wisconsin, USA*

Collection month Approximate no. packets supplied for RAT collection No. packets with positive tests No. tests that passed sequencing quality threshold†
2023
Aug 100 13 5
Sep 1,470 33 14
Oct 1,390 37 18
Nov 2,405 33 21
Dec
 300
 46
 28
2024
Jan 1,160 28 20
Feb
 950
 33
 21
Total no. 7,775 223 127

*RATs, rapid antigen tests. †Quality threshold was >10× depth of coverage for >90% of the SARS-CoV-2 genome.

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