1)Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, 2)Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, China Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
The emerging roles of health informatics (or medical informatics) in disease controls are becoming more and more important and indispensable, especially during the current outbreak of type A influenza. Based on the most updated data collected from multiple biomedical databases, this article provided in-depth bioinformatic analyses of the molecular evidence related to the origin, evolution, spreading and prevention of current novel influenza A viruses. Meanwhile, introductions and comments on the potential of health informatics in disease controls were emphasized. It is expected to be a useful reference for the researchers of various disciplines in related biomedical fields.