Halloween is a stressful holiday for many pets — perhaps second only to the Fourth of July. Neighborhoods bustle, humans dress in scary costumes and they come right up to the door, ring the bell and yell “trick or treat!”

Dr. Rachel Cezar-Martinez received her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. She is currently the Live Animal Imports Director in Veterinary Services with the United States Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (USDA-APHIS).

Taylor Epp is the director of the Veterinary Nursing Program at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Epp herself is an alumna of the Program and also has earned a master’s degree in educational technology from MSU.

Two arboviruses are in season in Michigan. Read about how these viruses exist in the environment and how the MSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is involved.