Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic – Public Health Preparedness in Nepal and One Health Approach

2003 and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreaks in 2012, 2015, and 2018, and the recent COVID-19 outbreak, have been associated with the zoonotic reservoirs.14,15 Hunting, trade, and consumption of wild animals such as monkeys, rats, bats and snakes in many LMICs, including Nepal, pose a significant threat of introducing zoonotic diseases to the human ecosystem.Measures toward adopting "one health approach" and change in evolving food behavior directed toward exotic and wild animal foods are essential in mitigating the risk of future epidemics.