Legionnaires' discovery prompts GlaxoSmithKline to idle NC plant

After detecting the bacteria for Legionnaires' disease in a cooling tower, GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) temporarily closed a manufacturing site in North Carolina. GSK sent employees home while it cleans the tower and investigates. The discovery comes as an outbreak of the infection has resulted in a dozen deaths in New York. More from FiercePharma