Retraction to: J Parasit Dis (Jan–Mar 2017) 41(1):128–130 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-016-0762-9

The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article (Sangaran et al. 2017) because it has been previously published (Sangaran and Lalitha 2013). This article is therefore redundant. The authors have not responded to any correspondence regarding this retraction.