▁persist ▁in ▁the ▁blood ▁as ▁they ▁do ▁in ▁humans , ▁and ▁their ▁effects ▁can ▁be ▁evaluated . ▁In ▁mon keys ▁and ▁other ▁non - apes , ▁the ▁ant ib od ies ▁are ▁rapidly ▁cleared ▁from ▁the ▁blood stream . ▁Mon oc l onal ▁ant ib ody ▁treat ments ▁are ▁being ▁developed ▁for ▁cancer ; ▁auto imm une ▁dise ases ▁such ▁as ▁r he um ato id ▁ar th rit is , ▁l up us ▁er yth em atos us , ▁multiple ▁s cl eros is , ▁ps or ias is , ▁and ▁Cro hn ' s ▁disease ; ▁and ▁ast h ma . ▁Ch imp anze es ▁also ▁possess ▁unique ▁advantages ▁in ▁evalu ating ▁new ▁He pat itis ▁B ▁and ▁C ▁v acc ines , ▁and ▁treat ments ▁for ▁mal aria , ▁again ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁similarity ▁in ▁their ▁response ▁to ▁these ▁ant ig ens ▁to ▁humans . ▁ ▁World ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁Great ▁A pes ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁A pe ▁Project ▁is ▁campaign ing ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁end or se ▁a ▁World ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁Great ▁A pes . ▁This ▁would ▁extend ▁what ▁the ▁project ▁calls ▁the ▁" community ▁of ▁equals " ▁to ▁include ▁ch imp anze es , ▁bon ob os , ▁g or illas ▁and ▁or ang ut ans . ▁The ▁declaration ▁see ks ▁to ▁extend ▁to ▁non - human ▁great ▁ap es ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁three ▁basic ▁interests : ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁life , ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁individual ▁liberty , ▁and ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁tort ure