Poultry imports from Lithuania banned due to flu Staff writer, with CNA The government has removed Lithuania from its list of nations free of avian influenza and has banned live poultry imports from the European country after an outbreak was confirmed at a poultry farm, the Council of Agriculture said yesterday. Importing live birds or eggs used for breeding purposes from Lithuania has been banned with immediate effect, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine said. The ban should not have any effect on local supplies of poultry, as Taiwan does not currently import live birds from the European nation, the bureau said.