Corection to: Infectious Diseases of Poverty (2022) 11:1–8 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-022-00973-1

Following publication of the original article [1], it was found that one co-author’s first name and family name were interchanged by mistake, the correct name should be Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan.

The original paper has been [1] updated.