On: Google is releasing 20M bacteria-infected mosquito...

[kileywm]

I think you're referring to Lyme disease.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease

[LeifCarrotson → kileywm]

Fortunately they seem to be all dog ticks around here, not the Lyme-disease carrying deer ticks:

http://www.tickencounter.org/tick_identification/dog_tick

However, that information only helps some people feel comforted when they find a tick on their person or in their home.