Researchers conducted a study on chimpanzees to test the effectiveness of human drugs in treating hepatitis C infections. The chimpanzees were deliberately infected with the virus for the purpose of the research.

The study found that the human drugs used to treat hepatitis C infections were able to clear the virus from the chimpanzees.

Further details about the study are available from the original source, which reported on the findings from a research effort that took place in Osaka.