NEW : Hospital confirms first case of cholera to originate entirely in Port-au-Prince . The disease is spread by contaminated water and sewage, which has been a major problem for the Haitian government since it was declared an international disaster last year. More than 8,000 cases have been confirmed . The young Port-au-Prince boy lived in a tent city across the street from a place that sells macaroni , and he had not traveled in over a year nor had he had contact with people from St. Marc or the Artibonite region , Dr. Eyssallenne said . `` We 're working on it , '' Haiti 's environment minister says of the nation 's slums .
NEW : Hospital confirms first case of cholera to originate entirely in Port-au-Prince . The disease is spread by contaminated water and sewage, which has been a major problem for the Haitian government since it was declared an international disaster last year. More than 8,000 cases have been confirmed . `` We 're working on it , '' Haiti 's environment minister says of the nation 's slums .