Na·no·phy·e·tus sal·min·co·la (n  n -f -  t s s l-m ngk-l)n. A parasitic fish-borne fluke that infests mammals that eat fish. Also called Troglotrema salmincola. |
Nanophyetus
a genus of digenetic trematodes in the family Nanophyetidae, parasites in the intestines of mammals.
Nanophyetus salmincola
found in the small intestines of cats, dogs and many small, wild mammals, and occasionally in piscivorous birds and humans. The second intermediate host is fish. The fluke carries the rickettsia that causes salmon poisoning and elokomin fluke fever in the terminal host.
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