Detección de la Enterotoxina del Clostridium Perfringens tipo A, en muestras de heces de lechones lactantes con diarrea provenientes de granjas porcinas del estado Aragua

detection of clostridium perfringens enterotoxine type a in samples of nursing suckling pigs with diarrhea from porcine farms of aragua state abstract diarrheas of bacterial origin are the most common diarrheas in suckling pigs, especially those caused by c. perfringens type a, which is a natural inhabitant of their normal intestinal flora. the c. perfringens type a has been reported as a causative agent of enteritis from the first week of life. the purpose of this study was to detect the presence of c. perfringens enterotoxin type a in suckling pigs with diarrhea from 1 to 15 days of age. the study was carried out in 20 porcine farms, located at josé félix ribas and revenga municipalities of aragua state, venezuela, which have a high density of porcine farms. suckling pigs were selected by means of a random sampling. a total of 20 stool samples from 20 farms was obtained. the detection of c. perfringens enterotoxin type a was made using the reverse passive latex agglutination test (rpla). results of the present study show that 6 farms (30 %) were detected positive, which confirms the presence of c. perfringens enterotoxin type a, in association with diarrheas in suckling pigs between 1 to 15 days of age in porcine farms of aragua state.