Correction to: Trop Med Health 49, 56 (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00349-5

Following publication of the original article [1], the affiliation numbers for the authors Oumaima Outani, Shoaib Ahmad, and Mohammad Yasir Essar were incorrect, and should be changed from Oumaima Outani9,10, Shoaib Ahmad10,11 and Mohammad Yasir Essar11,12 to Oumaima Outani10, Shoaib Ahmad11 and Mohammad Yasir Essar12.

The author affiliation list has been updated above and the original article [1] has been corrected.