The japanese are being targetted too, for being a homoegeneous, safe and civilised country with high intelligence and creativity.
They aren't the same as us, but they are seen as a threat to the demented (((cult))), that can only thrive in depravity and chaos.
I read recently that a large amount of europeans, especially north western europeans, still carry a genetic immunity to the black death and as a consequence, similarly functioning diseases.
If there is a biowar, europe might have a large amount of survivors compared to other places.