Medical teams were deployed on the three routes to Kerala — where Nipah cases have been confirmed — from Theni district to screen people coming from the neighbouring State on Wednesday.
The teams, comprising two Health Inspectors each, have been posted at the special medical camps put up at Lower Camp in Kumuli, Cumbum Mettu and Munthal on Bodi Mettu Road.
They have been instructed to check all the vehicles entering Theni district from Kerala. They are checking the body temperature of the people and looking for any symptoms of severe infection.