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is available at the end of the articlethe type 2 cystatins, the type 3 cystatins (kininogens), and the type 4 cystatin-like proteins (fetuins and dermal homeostasis, neutrophil chemotaxis during in-flammation, and apoptosis [5-8]. Over the last decade, several cystatins from different hard and soft ticks were identified and biochemically analyzed to determine their roles in the physiology and blood-feeding lifestyle of ticks [9]. Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides is a widespread tic