Correction: BMC Infectious Diseases

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09848-2

Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified that the equal contribution note was incorrect.

Originally published note: “Zhenyan Han and Yuzhu Yin First author contributed equally.”

Correct note: “Jin Zhou and Peizhen Zhang are co-first authors who contributed equally to this work.”

The original article has been corrected.