Correction to: BMC Infect Dis (2019) 19:170

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3682-3

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported Dr. Kevin Matthews must be removed from the author list.

The authors would like to extend their deep gratitude to Dr. Kevin Matthews for his spatial analyses in calculating the standardized incidence ratios and for the maps created.