Correction to: Malar J (2018) 17:338 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2485-0

Following publication of the original article [1], it was flagged that one of the authors (Anielle de Pina Costa) is missing an affiliation in the article.

Please note the author Anielle de Pina Costa also has this affiliation:

Centro Universitário Serra dos Órgãos (UNIFESO), Teresópolis/RJ, 25964-004, Brazil.

The author apologizes for this error.