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You may wish to note that grant applications addressing the following research priorities are preferred. Applications falling outside these priorities with still be considered although they will have a lower funding preference.

For the Application Round closed on 12 February 2005, grant applications addressing 'Infectious Respiratory Diseases' will be preferred.

The following areas will be accorded higher funding priorities:

• epidemiological characteristics of the common type of infectious respiratory diseases;
• role of rapid diagnostic tests in early detection;
• cost benefit of different control strategies including vaccine deployment; and
• improving the surveillance and diagnosis of respiratory viral infections and community acquired pneumonias.