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Weekly Aspergillosis Research Update – 5 October 2026

This week’s research includes…

Becky J: a life transformed by lung transplant

Becky J was 20 and living…

Respiratory nurse explaining a sputum test result to a patient during a clinic appointment

Understanding sputum results: bacteria, fungi and Aspergillus

Patient and clinician discussing aspergillosis research, with illustrated lungs and fungal spores

This Week in Aspergillosis Research: Dupilumab and ABPA

Illustration of lungs with airway mucus plugging, representing allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis diagnosis

⭐ Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA): Why Diagnosis Is Missed and Who Needs to Be More Aware

Illustration of cystic fibrosis airways with thick mucus and a sputum sample being assessed for Aspergillus.

Cystic Fibrosis and Aspergillus: When Does It Matter?

Illustration of lungs, a DNA strand and Aspergillus spores representing research into CFTR gene variants and ABPA

Carriers of cystic fibrosis may be at greater risk for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Cystic Fibrosis, CFTR Gene Variants, and Aspergillosis

Last reviewed: 8 April 2026…