Correction to: Tropical Medicine and Health (2021) 49:47 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00339-7

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that the author affiliations need to be updated.

The original author affiliations were:

1 Parasitology Researsch Division, Department of Medical Research (DMR), No. 5 Ziwaka Road, Yangon 11191, Myanmar.

2 DMR, No. 5 Ziwaka Road, Yangon 11191, Myanmar.

3 National Malaria Control Program, Department of Public Health (DoPH), Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

4 Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.

5 Mahidol Vivax Research Unit (MVRU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

The correct author affiliations have been updated in this Correction.

The original article [1] has been corrected.