Table 1. Patients with chronic disease.
Patient | Suspected origin of infection | Country of residence | Residence status | EIA | Schistosoma species | Sample in which eggs were detected | Cell-free DNA cop/mLa |
1 | West Africa | No data available | Refugee | + | S. haematobium | Bladder biopsy | 27930.64 |
2 | Mozambique | Germany | NGO worker | + | S. mansoni | Rectum biopsy | 27930.64 |
3 | Nigeria | Nigeria | Immigrant | + | S. mansoni | Rectum biopsy | 3247.14 |
4 | Egypt | Egypt | Immigrant | + | S. mansoni | Rectum biopsy | 1584.80 |
5 | Egypt | Egypt | Immigrant | + | S. mansoni | Rectum biopsy | 1584.80 |
6 | Philippines | Germany | Expatriate | + | S. japonicum | Rectum biopsy | 1584.80 |
7 | Egypt | Egypt | Immigrant | + | S. mansoni | Rectum biopsy | 773.48 |
8 | Zambia | Germany | NGO worker | + | S. mansoni | Rectum biopsy | 377.50 |
9 | West Africa | No data available | Refugee | + | S. mansoni | Rectum biopsy | 184.24 |
10 | Ghana | Ghana | Immigrant | + | S. mansoni | Rectum biopsy | 184.24 |
11 | Gambia/Senegal | Gambia/Senegal | Immigrant | + | S. mansoni | Rectum biopsy | 21.42 |
12 | West Africa | West Africa | Immigrant | + | S. haematobium | Urine | 21.42 |
13 | Uganda | Uganda | Immigrant | + | S. mansoni | Stool | 2.49 |
14 | Egypt | Egypt | Immigrant | + | S. mansoni | Rectum biopsy | 1.22 |
Note that 10 mL of plasma were processed. 1 copy per mL = 1.67 copies per PCR vial.