Correction: Virology Journal (2023) 20:86 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-023-02034-x

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors informed us that the grant number has been missing from the Funding section. The correct Funding is given below:

Funding

Open access funding provided by The Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) grant #41909 in cooperation with The Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB).

The original article has been corrected.