GENEVA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation's (WHO) 193 member countries on Thursday elected bird flu expert Margaret Chan of China to lead the United Nations agency tasked with preventing and fighting global health threats.

Chan, 59, was nominated on Wednesday by the WHO's executive board to succeed the late Lee Jong-wook as director general. The former Hong Kong health chief overcame contenders from Mexico, Japan, Spain and Kuwait for the top job in international health.

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