1. The life cycle of the " N . salmincola " requires three hosts. 2. Transmission of " N . salmincola " to the definitive host occurs upon ingestion of parasite-infected fish. 3. Ultimately, " Nanophyetus salmincola " was agreed upon, though " Troglotrema salmincola " remains a synonym. 4. Ultimately, " Nanophyetus salmincola " was agreed upon, though " Troglotrema salmincola " remains a synonym. 5. Disease caused by " N . salmincola ", or nanophyetiasis, is easily preventable by thoroughly cooking fish before consumption. 6. The trematode was first named by Chapin as " Nanophyes salmincola " in 1926, as a member of the family Heterophyidae. 7. "N . salmincola " is a digenic trematode, which means that it is an unsegmented worm that is flattened dorsoventrally. 8. There are no known cases of human infection by the " Rickettsia " bacteria carried by " N . salmincola ". 9. ""'Nanophyetus salmincola " "'is a food-borne intestinal trematode parasite prevalent on the Pacific Northwest coast. 10. In 1990, the first case of human infection with " N . salmincola " without ingestion of raw or undercooked contaminated fish was reported.
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