Correction to: Infect Dis Poverty (2021) 10:66 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00853-0

Following publication of the original article [1], it was found that the figure 1 is incorrect. The correct figure (1) is provided in this erratum.

Fig. 1
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Distribution of human MERS cases in the world a, in the Middle East b and in Europe c during 2012–2020. Countries were colored according to the dominant transmission type: (i) zoonotic transmission plus human-to-human transmission, (ii) zoonotic transmission without human-to-human transmission, (iii) imported infection plus human-to-human transmission, and (iv) imported infection without human-to-human transmission

The original paper has been updated.