DNA Identification of Human Remains in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): An Identification of Burned Girls Students in Tanzania

Fidelis Charles Bugoye; Elias Zakaria Mulima; David Luhende Elias; Fidelis Saimon Segumba; Leticia Nchagwa Waitara

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DNA Identification of Human Remains in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): An Identification of Burned Girls Students in Tanzania

Fidelis Charles Bugoye, Elias Zakaria Mulima, David Luhende Elias, Fidelis Saimon Segumba, Leticia Nchagwa Waitara

Published in International Journal of Genetics and Genomics (Volume 8, Issue 2)

Received: 14 September 2019 Accepted: 4 March 2020 Published: 17 March 2020

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The Government Chemist Laboratory Authority (GCLA) in Tanzania is the only institution offering DNA testing in solving various human identification challenges using Human DNA technology. Globally, forensic DNA typing has undeniably been a useful tool employed in cases such as criminal investigation,, missing persons and parentage testing. In Tanzania, the indispensable need for Human DNA technology in human identification was greatly emphasized in August 2009 following the inferno at Idodi secondary school in Iringa region whereby the fire burnt and razed a girl’s dormitory to the ground killing twelve girls student while leaving twenty students severely wounded. The cause of the fire was later determined to have been due to a lit candle by a student aiming to study late into the night even after the power generator had been switched off. DNA typing of 15 autosomal Short Tandem Repeat markers using ABI 3100 Genetic Analyser was performed on samples collected from the recovered deceased bodies and their relatives. Successful human identification was achieved for all twelve recovered bodies and their reunification with their respective families. Therefore, the Idodi gruesome incident marked both an icon in scientific approach towards the utilization of DNA technology for disaster victim identification and usefulness of experts’ collaborations from different disciplines in mass fatalities and human identification in Tanzania.

Published in	International Journal of Genetics and Genomics (Volume 8, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijgg.20200802.12
Page(s)	63-65
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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DNA, DVI, Forensic, Idodi, STRs, GCLA, Tanzania

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Fidelis Charles Bugoye; Elias Zakaria Mulima; David Luhende Elias; Fidelis Saimon Segumba; Leticia Nchagwa Waitara. DNA Identification of Human Remains in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): An Identification of Burned Girls Students in Tanzania. Int. J. Genet. Genomics 2020, 8(2), 63-65. doi: 10.11648/j.ijgg.20200802.12

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Fidelis Charles Bugoye, Elias Zakaria Mulima, David Luhende Elias, Fidelis Saimon Segumba, Leticia Nchagwa Waitara. DNA Identification of Human Remains in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): An Identification of Burned Girls Students in Tanzania. Int J Genet Genomics. 2020;8(2):63-65. doi: 10.11648/j.ijgg.20200802.12

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Fidelis Charles Bugoye

Directorate of Forensic Science and DNA Services, Government Chemist Laboratory Authority, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Elias Zakaria Mulima

Directorate of Forensic Science and DNA Services, Government Chemist Laboratory Authority, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
David Luhende Elias

Directorate of Forensic Science and DNA Services, Government Chemist Laboratory Authority, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fidelis Saimon Segumba

Directorate of Forensic Science and DNA Services, Government Chemist Laboratory Authority, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Leticia Nchagwa Waitara

Directorate of Forensic Science and DNA Services, Government Chemist Laboratory Authority, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Fidelis Charles Bugoye; Elias Zakaria Mulima; David Luhende Elias; Fidelis Saimon Segumba; Leticia Nchagwa Waitara. DNA Identification of Human Remains in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): An Identification of Burned Girls Students in Tanzania. Int. J. Genet. Genomics 2020, 8(2), 63-65. doi: 10.11648/j.ijgg.20200802.12

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Fidelis Charles Bugoye, Elias Zakaria Mulima, David Luhende Elias, Fidelis Saimon Segumba, Leticia Nchagwa Waitara. DNA Identification of Human Remains in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): An Identification of Burned Girls Students in Tanzania. Int J Genet Genomics. 2020;8(2):63-65. doi: 10.11648/j.ijgg.20200802.12

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