Correction to: Virol J (2020) 17:192 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-020-01463-2

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in the author name of Xiaofei E. The given name and family name were erroneously transposed.

The incorrect author name is: E Xiaofei.

The correct author name is: Xiaofei E.

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