Correction: Tropical Medicine and Health (2018) 46:32 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-018-0115-8

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

2 DMR, Yangon, Myanmar.

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

4 Parasitology Research Division, DMR, Yangon, Myanmar.

5 Epidemiology Research Division, DMR, Yangon, Myanmar.

6 Mahidol Vivax Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

The correct author affiliations have been updated in this Correction.

The original article [1] has been corrected.