Correction to: Tropical Medicine and Health (2022) 50:53 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00448-x

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in the fifth author affiliation, the city name should be Alexandria, Egypt instead of Abha, Egypt.

The correct author affiliation has been provided in this Correction.

The original article [1] has been corrected.