Imphal, Apr 4 (PTI) A village in Manipur's Churachandpur district was declared a containment zone after multiple cases of rabies were detected, officials said on Friday.

Multiple confirmed and suspected cases of rabies were reported from New Zoveng village, posing a serious threat to the health and safety of the people and animals in the nearby areas, they said.

Also Read | Lakhimpur: ‘Blue Drum’ Fear Rises as Wife Allegedly Threatens to Kill Husband, Dump Body; Man Seeks Police Protection.

In an order, District Magistrate Dharun Kumar strictly prohibited the movement of "domesticated pets/ dogs in and out of the village".

He also directed the identification and vaccination of all pet and stray dogs in the village.

Also Read | Who Was Siddharth Yadav? All You Need To Know About IAF Pilot Who Died in Jaguar Fighter Jet Crash in Gujarat After Heroically Saving Lives.

Surveillance, door-to-door monitoring, and health check-ups will be conducted, and the sale and transport of domestic dogs are strictly banned during the containment period, he added.

Any person found violating the order will be liable for penal action, the order said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)