title: [Methodology of surveys in animal epidemiology].
abstract: In the present paper, the authors review the methodological bases of surveys, both descriptive and analytical, used in animal epidemiology. They give a comprehensive definition of the main terms applied to epidemiology as well as of the method used to evaluate the quality of these surveys.
authors.affiliation: Ecole nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, Laboratoire d'épidémiologie et de gestion de la santé animale, Maisons-Alfort, France.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bénet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanaa
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dufour
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Toma
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000818:Animals; D003625:Data Collection; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods
vernacular_title: Méthodologie des enquêtes en épidémiologie animale.