Obtaining Required Data via Delphi Expert Opinion Surveys and Target Groups Surveys for Calculation of Financial Losses Resulted from Brucellosis and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Alternative Brucellosis Control Strategies in Turkey [Türkiye'de bruselloz kaynakli{dotless} finansal kayi{dotless}plari{dotless}n hesaplanabilmesi ve alternatif bruselloz kontrol stratejilerinin maliyet-fayda analizlerinin yapi{dotless}labilmesi i̇çin i̇htiyaç duyulan verilerin delphi uzman görüşleri anketleri ve hedef grup anketleriyle saǧlanmasi{dotless}]

This study aimed obtaining the data via delphi expert opinion surveys (deos) and targeted group surveys (tgs) required for calculation of financial losses caused by brucella abortus and brucella melitensis in infected animals and humans and also required for performing cost-benefit analysis for different brucellosis control strategies in turkey. deos performed in two rounds with 58 specialist veterinarians and medical doctors. tgs performed in one round with 18 livestock enterprises and 25 patients that has officially approved infection diagnosis. as a result of this study,it was determined that deos and tgs are extremely beneficial to obtain required data for financial and economical analysis of brucellosis that are not exist in literature and reports of authorized organizations or there are suspects on their credibility.